how to pronounce oncogene

/ˈɒŋ.kəʊ.dʒiːn/

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oncogene is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of oncogene in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… time came from the oncogene field the …”

meanings of oncogene

noun:

Any gene that contributes to the conversion of a normal cell into a cancerous cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.

oncogene frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word oncogene occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics oncogene can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that oncogene can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;