carcinogen

car·cin·o·gen  (kär-sn-jn, kärs-n-jn)

n.

A cancer-causing substance or agent.

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carci·no·gene·sis (kärs-n-jn-ss) n.

carcin·o·genic (-jnk) adj.

carci·no·ge·nici·ty (-j-ns-t) n.

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carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒən ˈkɑːsɪnəˌdʒɛn]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any substance that produces cancer

[from Greek karkinos cancer + -gen]

carcinogenic  adj

carcinogenicity  n

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carcinogen  (kär-sn-jn)

A substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure so that they multiply continuously and become malignant. Asbestos, DDT, and tobacco smoke are examples of carcinogens.

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carcinogen

any natural or artificial substance that can produce or trigger cancer, as arsenic, asbestos, ionizing radiation, ultraviolet rays, x rays, and many derivatives of coal tar. — carcinogenic, adj.

See also: Cancer

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carcinogen - any substance that produces cancer   substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"

Translations

carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒen] N → carcinógeno m

carcinogen [kɑː^rˈsɪnədʒ^ən] n → substance f cancérigène

carcinogen

n → Krebserreger m, → Karzinogen nt

carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒən] n (Med) → cancerogeno