oncopromoting

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adjective

That promotes cancer

OriginEnglish promoting ← Latin prōmōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

adjectiveoncopromoting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat promotes cancer

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος (ónkos)
  2. New Latinonco-
  3. Englishonco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  8. Proto-Italic*pro-
  9. Latinprō-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  12. Proto-Italic*moweō
  13. Latinmoveō
  14. Latinprōmoveō
  15. Latinprōmōtus
  16. Englishpromoting
  17. Englishoncopromoting

From onco- + promoting.

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APA

oncopromoting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncopromoting

MLA

“oncopromoting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncopromoting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oncopromoting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncopromoting.

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