teratogen

English

Etymology

From terato- +‎ -gen.

Noun

teratogen (plural teratogens)

1. (teratology) Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects.

Hypernyms

• chemical
• drug
• hormone
• mutation

Related terms

• teratogenesis
• teratogenic
• teratogenically
• teratogenicity
• teratogeny

Translations

agent or substance which can cause malformation

• Catalan: teratogen (ca) m
• Finnish: teratogeeni (fi)
• French: tératogène (fr) m

See also

• carcinogen
• mutagen

Anagrams

• organette

Catalan

Etymology

From terato- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tə.ɾəˈtɔ.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [te.ɾaˈtɔ.d͡ʒen]

Adjective

teratogen (feminine teratògena, masculine plural teratògens, feminine plural teratògenes)

1. teratogenic, causing the appearance of malformations.

Noun

teratogen m (plural teratògens)

1. (teratology) teratogen

Derived terms

• teratogènic

Further reading

• “teratogen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “teratogen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “teratogen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tératogène.

Adjective

teratogen m or n (feminine singular teratogenă, masculine plural teratogeni, feminine and neuter plural teratogene)

1. teratogenic

Declension

Declension of teratogen

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	teratogen		teratogenă	teratogeni	teratogene
	definite	teratogenul		teratogena	teratogenii	teratogenele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	teratogen		teratogene	teratogeni	teratogene
	definite	teratogenului		teratogenei	teratogenilor	teratogenelor