precancerous
Definitions
Adjective
- Of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "precancerous".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposterous | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | permissiveness | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | perspicacious | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | pocahontas | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | polyandrous | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | possessiveness | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | precipitous | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | promiscuous | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | prospectus | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | proteinaceous | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | punctilious | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | spiritedness | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "precancerous".
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| 1 | precious | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | preacher | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | precarious | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | ranchers | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | treacherous | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | precariously | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | precocious | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | rancorous | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | preachers | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | cancers | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | cretaceous | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | preaches | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | cancerous | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | predaceous | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | prances | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | prancer | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | preacher's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | proteinaceous | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | spencers | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ranchero | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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