Etymology

agonescence

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Today it means: A halting of the growth of a colony of cells. Full definition →

Latin agōn
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromagōn“contest”
  2. English todayagonescence

Coined by Thea D. Tlsty et al. in a 2001 paper. Explained as Latin agōn (“contest”) + -escence.

Words from the same roots

Latinagōn all →

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