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carcinogen

  • noun
  • /kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən/

A substance or agent that can cause cancer.

Related words

  • cocarcinogen
  • nephrocarcinogen
  • precarcinogen
  • biocarcinogen
  • carcinogenic
  • carcinogenicity
  • procarcinogen
  • noncarcinogen
  • photocarcinogen
  • anticarcinogen
  • hepatocarcinogen

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