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The definition of a carcinogen is anything that causes cancer.
(noun)Tobacco smoke is an example of a carcinogen.
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See carcinogen in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
any substance that produces cancer
Origin: < carcinoma + -gen
Related Forms:
- carcinogenic adjective
- carcinogenesis noun or carcinogenicity
See carcinogen in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A cancer-causing substance or agent.
Related Forms:
- carˌci·no·genˈe·sis (kärˌsə-nə-jĕnˈĭ-sĭs) noun
- carˌcin·o·genˈic (-jĕnˈĭk) adjective
- carˌci·no·ge·nicˈi·ty (-jə-nĭsˈĭ-tē) noun
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