Synonyms

carcinogenic

[kahr-sin-uh-juhn, -jen, kahr-suh-nuh-jen, -noh-] Example Sentences Origin

car·cin·o·gen

[kahr-sin-uh-juhn, -jen, kahr-suh-nuh-jen, -noh-]
noun Pathology.
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.

Origin:
1935–40; carcino- + -gen

car·cin·o·gen·ic [kahr-suh-nuh-jen-ik, -noh-] , adjective
car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ty [kahr-suh-noh-juh-nis-i-tee] , noun
an·ti·car·cin·o·gen, noun
an·ti·car·cin·o·gen·ic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To carcinogenic

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Carcinogenic is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example Sentences
  • Oddly, since its radiation kills nearby thyroid tissue, smaller doses are more carcinogenic than larger doses.
  • The flavorings, not yet identified, may also prove carcinogenic.
  • The carcinogenic effect of a phone might be so subtle that it never registers in such a survey.
EXPAND
Collins
World English Dictionary
carcinogen (kɑːˈsɪnədʒən, ˈkɑːsɪnəˌdʒɛn)
 
n
pathol any substance that produces cancer
 
[C20: from Greek karkinoscancer + -gen]
 
carcino'genic
 
adj
 
carcinogen'icity
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

carcinogenic
1926, from carcinogen (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
carcinogenic [(kahr-suh-nuh-jen-ik)]

A descriptive term for things capable of causing cancer.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT