carcinogen
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]carcinogen (plural carcinogens)
- A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
- 1995, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, "Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention," New York Times, 26 Oct. (retrieved 19 Oct. 2009):
- We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides.
- 1995, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, "Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention," New York Times, 26 Oct. (retrieved 19 Oct. 2009):
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]substance or agent that can cause cancer
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Further reading
[edit]- “carcinogen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]carcinogen (strong nominative masculine singular carcinogener, comparative carcinogener, superlative am carcinogensten)
- Alternative spelling of karzinogen
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of carcinogen
Comparative forms of carcinogen
Superlative forms of carcinogen
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French carcinogène.
Adjective
[edit]carcinogen m or n (feminine singular carcinogenă, masculine plural carcinogeni, feminine and neuter plural carcinogene)
Declension
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | carcinogen | carcinogenă | carcinogeni | carcinogene | |||
definite | carcinogenul | carcinogena | carcinogenii | carcinogenele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | carcinogen | carcinogene | carcinogeni | carcinogene | |||
definite | carcinogenului | carcinogenei | carcinogenilor | carcinogenelor |
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