oncogenn.
/ˈɒŋkə(ʊ)dʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈɑnkoʊdʒ(ə)n/, /ˈɑŋkoʊdʒ(ə)n/, /ˈɑnkoʊˌdʒɛn/, /ˈɑŋkoʊˌdʒɛn/ Biology.
An agent that causes or initiates oncogenesis.
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the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > other stimulators or inhibitors > [noun]
styptica1400
carrier1844
luciferase1888
luciferin1888
urease1892
peroxidase1899
protease1903
renin1903
phenolase1907
proteinase1907
phytase1908
lecithinase1910
uricase1910
phosphatase1912
prunase1912
phenoloxidase1913
oxytocin1927
phosphomonoesterase1932
androgen1936
phosphorylase1939
slow reacting substance1939
phospholipase1945
plasmin1945
bradykinin1949
nitroreductase1953
cytostatic1964
oncogen1967
autoinducer1968
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > growth or excrescence > [noun] > tumour > production of > agent producing
tumorigen1952
oncogen1967
1967 Science 7 July 25/2 Some initiating oncogen must have acted upon the epidermal cells.
1971 Nature 5 Feb. 418/2 Hamster cells exposed to a dilute concentration of highly oncogenic compounds or to larger doses of weak oncogens can enter and pass through a complete mitotic cycle in spite of repair synthesis already in progress.
1997 Indian Jrnl. Med. Sci. 51 319 Free radicals..provoke immune response, activate oncogens, cause atherogenesis and enhance ageing process.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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