Defn: To grow into a canser; to become cancerous. Boyle.
CANCERATION
Can`cer*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a cancer.
CANCERITE
Can"cer*ite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cancéreux.]
Defn: Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer;
affected with cancer. "Cancerous vices." G. Eliot.
— Can"cer*ous*ly, adv.
— Can"cer*ous*ness, n.
CANCEROUS
Can"cer*ous, a. [Cf. F. cancéreux]
Defn: Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer; affected with cancer. "cancerous vices" G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
— Can"cer*ous*ly, adv. —Can"cer*ous*ness, n.
CANCRIFORM
Can"cri*form, a. Etym: [Cancer + -form; cf. F. cancriforme.]
1. Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab-shaped.