"teratogen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: teratogens [plural]
Etymology: From terato- + -gen. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|terato|gen}} terato- + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} teratogen (plural teratogens)
  1. (teratology) Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects. Wikipedia link: teratogen Categories (topical): Teratogens, Teratology Hypernyms: chemical, drug, hormone, mutation Related terms: teratogenesis, teratogenic, teratogenically, teratogenicity, teratogeny, carcinogen, mutagen Translations (agent or substance which can cause malformation): teratogen [masculine] (Catalan), teratogeeni (Finnish), tératogène [masculine] (French), teratogen (Indonesian)

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