English word cancerous comes from English cancer, English -ous
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cancer | English (eng) | (figuratively) Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.. (medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. |
| -ous | English (eng) | (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.. Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or [...] |
| cancerous | English (eng) | (oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.. Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm. |