teratogenic

1. 1.

   of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development

Questions about teratogenic

What does teratogenic mean?

teratogenic means "of or relating to substances or agents that can interfere with normal embryonic development".

How many syllables are in teratogenic?

teratogenic has 5 syllables and divides as te-ra-to-ge-nic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is teratogenic a common word?

teratogenic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.