"anticarcinogen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anticarcinogens [plural]
Etymology: anti- + carcinogen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|carcinogen}} anti- + carcinogen Head templates: {{en-noun}} anticarcinogen (plural anticarcinogens)
  1. (medicine) Any substance that reduces the occurrence or severity of cancers. Wikipedia link: anticarcinogen Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (any substance that reduces the occurrence of cancers): antikarsinogeeni (Finnish), anticarcinogène (French), Antikarzinogen [neuter] (German), anticarcinógeno [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-anticarcinogen-en-noun-gP9w7Lxd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Topics: medicine, sciences

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