"carcinogenic" meaning in English

See carcinogenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ Forms: more carcinogenic [comparative], most carcinogenic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪk Etymology: From carcino- + -genic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|carcino|genic}} carcino- + -genic Head templates: {{en-adj}} carcinogenic (comparative more carcinogenic, superlative most carcinogenic)
  1. Causing or tending to cause cancer. Categories (topical): Oncology Synonyms: cancerogenic Related terms: carcinogen Translations (causing or tending to cause cancer): քաղցկեղածին (kʻaġcʻkeġacin) (Armenian), канцэрагенны (kancerahjenny) (Belarusian), cancerigen (Catalan), carcinogen (Catalan), 致癌的 (zhì'ái de) (Chinese Mandarin), karcinogenní (Czech), kræftfremkaldende (Danish), karcinogen (Danish), kankerverwekkend (Dutch), kanceriga (Esperanto), syöpää aiheuttava (Finnish), karsinogeeninen (Finnish), cancérigène [feminine, masculine] (French), carcinogène (French), krebserregend (German), karzinogen (German), καρκινογόνος (karkinogónos) (Greek), karcinogén (Hungarian), rákokozó (Hungarian), rákkeltő (Hungarian), karsinogenik (Indonesian), carcanaigineach (Irish), cancerogeno (Italian), 発癌性 (hatsugansei) (alt: はつがんせい) (Japanese), karsinogenik (Malay), kreftfremkallende (Norwegian Bokmål), karsinogen (Norwegian Bokmål), rakotwórczy (Polish), cancerígeno (Portuguese), carcinogênico [Brazil] (Portuguese), carcinogénico [Portugal] (Portuguese), cancerigen (Romanian), carcinogen (Romanian), канцерогенный (kancerogennyj) (Russian), karcinogen [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kȁncerogēn [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), karciogénny (Slovak), cancerígeno (Spanish), carcinogen (Swedish), karcinogen (Swedish), cancerframkallande (Swedish), cancerogen (Swedish), kanserojen (Turkish)
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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/ Forms: carcinogenics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪk Etymology: From carcino- + -genic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|carcino|genic}} carcino- + -genic Head templates: {{en-noun}} carcinogenic (plural carcinogenics)
  1. Synonym of carcinogen Synonyms: carcinogen [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-carcinogenic-en-noun-RtkDITkb

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          "ref": "2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner's Bible: A Restaurant Guide for Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, la Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs, Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250:",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
      "word": "致癌的"
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      "word": "karcinogenní"
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "causing or tending to cause cancer",
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