teratogen

From terato- +‎ -gen.

teratogen (plural teratogens)

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

• chemical
• drug
• hormone
• mutation

• teratogenesis
• teratogenic
• teratogenically
• teratogenicity
• teratogeny

• carcinogen
• mutagen

• organette

From terato- +‎ -gen.

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

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

1. teratogenic, causing the appearance of malformations.

teratogen m (plural teratògens)

1. (teratology) teratogen

• teratogènic

• “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.

Borrowed from French tératogène.

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

1. teratogenic