- car·cin·o·gen
- /kɑɚˈsınəʤən/ noun, pl -gens [count]medical : a substance that can cause cancer
Cigarette smoke contains known carcinogens.
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car|cin|o|gen — «kahr SIHN uh juhn», noun. any substance or agent that produces or tends to produce cancer: »Malignant growths can be produced experimentally in animals by the use of certain irritating substances called carcinogens (Newsweek). ╂[< carcino(ma) … Useful english dictionary
car|cin|o|gen|ic — «kahr SIHN uh JEHN ihk», adjective. 1. producing or tending to produce cancer: »All the different classes of chemicals we have mentioned have been found to be carcinogenic in animals (Scientific American). 2. caused by cancer … Useful english dictionary
cin — cin·cha; cin·cho·caine; cin·cho·loi·pon; cin·cho·me·ron·ic; cin·cho·na; cin·chon·a·mine; cin·chon·i·cine; cin·chon·i·dine; cin·cho·nine; cin·cho·nin·ic; cin·cho·nism; cin·cho·nize; cin·cho·nol·o·gy; cin·cho·phen; cin·cho·tine; cin·cho·tox·ine;… … English syllables
carcinogen — car·cin·o·gen … English syllables
carcinogen — car•cin•o•gen [[t]kɑrˈsɪn ə dʒən[/t]] n. pat any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer • Etymology: 1935–40; carcino (ma) + gen car cin•o•gen•ic sə nəˈdʒɛn ɪk adj. car ci•no•ge•nic′i•ty dʒəˈnɪs ɪ ti n … From formal English to slang
carcinogen — car|cin|o|gen [ka:ˈsınədʒən US ka:r ] n medical a substance that can cause ↑cancer … Dictionary of contemporary English
carcinogenic — car|cin|o|gen|ic [ˌka:sınəˈdʒenık US ˌka:r ] adj likely to cause ↑cancer ▪ the carcinogenic effects of coal dust … Dictionary of contemporary English
carcinogen — car|cin|o|gen [ kar sınədʒən, karsnə,dʒen ] noun count MEDICAL a substance that can cause cancer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carcinogenic — car|cin|o|gen|ic [ ,karsnə dʒenık ] adjective MEDICAL likely to cause cancer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
