CANCERATION

Etymology

Noun

canceration (usually uncountable, plural cancerations)

The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer.

Anagrams

• Anacreontic, anacreontic

Source: Wiktionary


Can`cer*a"tion, n.

Definition: The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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