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carcinogenic - 4 dictionary results

car⋅cin⋅o⋅gen

  [kahr-sin-uh-juhn, -jen, kahr-suh-nuh-jen, -noh-]
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–noun Pathology.
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
Origin:
1935–40; carcino- + -gen

Related forms:
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
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car·cin·o·gen   (kär-sĭn'ə-jən, kär'sə-nə-jěn')   
n.  A cancer-causing substance or agent.
car'ci·no·gen'e·sis (kär'sə-nə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs) n., car'cin·o·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj., car'ci·no·ge·nic'i·ty (-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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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.
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Main Entry: car·ci·no·gen·ic
Pronunciation: "kärs-&n-O-'jen-ik
Function: adjective
: producing or tending toproduce cancer carcinogenic action of certain chemicals —Journal of the American Medical Association> —car·ci·no·gen·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb —car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ty /-j&-'nis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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