"clastogenic" meaning in English

See clastogenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -genic Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κλάω||to break}} Ancient Greek κλάω (kláō, “to break”), {{suffix|en||genic}} + -genic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clastogenic (not comparable)
  1. (genetics) capable of causing damage to chromosomes Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: clastogenicity, clastrogenic Translations (Translations): clastogeno (Italian)

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