candidatecause
nounUK /ˈkændɪdət kɔːz/
US /ˈkændɪdət kɔːz/
A candidatecause is a reason that might be why something happened.
The scientist wrote down every candidatecause for the strange noise in the lab.
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2. A cause that is being considered but not yet proven.
Rain was a candidatecause for the picnic being canceled, but the real reason was a broken car.
3. An idea in a list of reasons that detectives check one by one.
The detective listed each candidatecause on the board before choosing the most likely one.
4. A guess about what made something happen that still needs testing.
The class treated too much sugar as a candidatecause for the ants in the classroom.