Etymology

clastogen

C3L1A1S1T1O1G2E1N1

Today it means: Any agent that causes breaks in chromosomes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλαστός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλαστός
  2. English todayclastogen

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós) + -gen.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκλαστός all →

clastic-clastclastogenesisclastosomeorthoclastic

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