teratogen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛrətədʒən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tə rat′ə jən, -jen′, ter′ə tə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
te•rat•o•gen  (tə rat′ə jən, -jen′, ter′ə tə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Drugs, Developmental Biologya drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
  • terato- + -gen 1900–05
te•rat′o•gen′ic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
teratogen / ˈtɛrətədʒən tɪˈrætə-/
  1. any substance, organism, or process that causes malformations in a fetus. Teratogens include certain drugs (such as thalidomide), infections (such as German measles), and ionizing radiation
ˌteratoˈgenic

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