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oncogene

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is ONCOGENE a word?

Yes. ONCOGENE is a 8-letter noun. a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ONCOGENE?

O-N-C-O-G-E-N-E

ONCOGENE contains 8 letters, begins with O, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells

Synonyms
transforming gene
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ONCOGENE spelled?

O1N2C3O4G5E6N7E8
Starts withONCFirst 3 letters
Ends withENELast 3 letters
Unique letters5Repeats E, N, O
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →8-letter words →Words starting with ONC →Words ending in ENE →Words made from ONCOGENE →Words with C →Words with E →Words with G →Words with N →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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oncogens11 ptsontogeny12 ptsoncoming13 ptsantigene9 ptscymogene16 ptsgasogene10 ptsgazogene19 ptshypogene17 ptsindigene10 ptslycopene15 ptsoncology14 ptsoncotomy15 pts

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About ONCOGENE.

How do you spell ONCOGENE?

ONCOGENE is spelled O-N-C-O-G-E-N-E. It contains 8 letters.