teratogen

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noun

Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects.

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Meanings

nounteratogen (plural teratogens)

plural teratogens

  1. medicineAny agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects.

Origin

From terato- + -gen.

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Translations

Catalan teratogen
  • teratogenagent or substance which can cause malformation
Chinese Mandarin 致畸物
  • 致畸物agent or substance which can cause malformation
Finnish teratogeeni
  • teratogeeniagent or substance which can cause malformation
French tératogène
  • tératogèneagent or substance which can cause malformation
Indonesian teratogen
  • teratogenagent or substance which can cause malformation
Japanese 催奇形性物質
  • 催奇形性物質 (saikikeiseibusshitsu)agent or substance which can cause malformation
Spanish teratógeno
  • teratógenoagent or substance which can cause malformation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

teratogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratogen

MLA

“teratogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratogen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teratogen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratogen.

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