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ONCOGENE

“ONCOGENE” is a valid word.

11 Scrabble points
15 Words with Friends
8 letters

Definition

noun

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

< 8-letter words: ONCOGENE

6-letter words 2

5-letter words 5

  • congoa republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
  • noncethe present occasion
  • cooee
  • conge(architecture) a concave molding
  • cogon

4-letter words 12

  • onceon one occasion
  • gonedestroyed or killed
  • nonea canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
  • noonthe middle of the day
  • gene(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
  • coneany cone-shaped artifact
  • goonan awkward stupid person
  • neona colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
  • coonan eccentric or undignified rustic
  • connconduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
  • nene
  • ogeea molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below

3-letter words 14

  • onethe smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • geea unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
  • conan argument opposed to a proposal
  • egoan inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  • gooany thick, viscous matter
  • cee
  • geninformal term for information
  • coothe sound made by a pigeon
  • noo
  • noga wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  • coga subordinate who performs an important but routine function
  • nee(meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
  • eng
  • eonthe longest division of geological time

2-letter words 6

  • onin operation or operational
  • noa negative
  • goa time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
  • enhalf the width of an em
  • nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
  • oe