carcinogen

English

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈsɪnədʒən/

Noun

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.

Derived terms

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Translations

substance or agent that can cause cancer

Armenian: քաղցկեղածին (hy) (kʿałcʿkełacin)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 致癌物質 (zh), 致癌物质 (zh) (zhì'ái wùzhì)
Czech: karcinogen m
Danish: carcinogen
Estonian: kantserogeen, kartsinogeen (et)
Finnish: karsinogeeni (fi), syöpää aiheuttava aine
French: cancérogène (fr) m, carcinogène (fr) m

German: Karzinogen (de) n
Irish: carcanaigin f
Italian: agente cancerogeno m, prodotto cancerogeno m
Japanese: 発癌物質 (はつがんぶっしつ, hatsugan busshitsu)
Portuguese: carcinógeno m
Russian: канцероге́н (ru) m (kancerogén)
Serbo-Croatian: karcinogen m, карциноген m
Spanish: carcinógeno (es) m

Further reading

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