English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
carcino- + -genic
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Adjective [ edit ]
carcinogenic (comparative more carcinogenic , superlative most carcinogenic )
Causing or tending to cause cancer .
Synonym: cancerogenic
2009 , Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner's Bible: A Restaurant Guide for Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, la Quinta, Bermuda Dunes, Indio, and Desert Hot Springs , Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company , →ISBN , page 250 :The disadvantage of the underfired grill is the potential for flareups, which can cause a burned spot or carbonization. Not only do these taste bad, but they are also carcinogenic .
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Translations [ edit ]
causing or tending to cause cancer
Armenian: քաղցկեղածին (hy) ( kʻaġcʻkeġacin )
Belarusian: канцэрагенны ( kancerahjenny )
Catalan: cancerigen , carcinogen (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 致癌 的 ( zhì'ái de )
Czech: karcinogenní (cs)
Danish: kræftfremkaldende , karcinogen
Dutch: kankerverwekkend (nl)
Esperanto: kanceriga
Finnish: syöpä ä aiheuttava , karsinogeeninen (fi)
French: cancérigène (fr) m or f , carcinogène (fr)
German: krebserregend (de) , karzinogen (de)
Greek: καρκινογόνος (el) ( karkinogónos )
Hungarian: karcinogén (hu) , rákokozó (hu) , rákkeltő (hu)
Irish: carcanaigineach
Italian: cancerogeno (it)
Japanese: 発癌性 ( はつがんせい, hatsugansei )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kreftfremkallende (no) , karsinogen
Polish: rakotwórczy (pl)
Portuguese: cancerígeno , carcinogênico ( Brazil ) , carcinogénico ( Portugal )
Romanian: cancerigen (ro) , carcinogen (ro)
Russian: канцерогенный (ru) ( kancerogennyj )
Serbo-Croatian: karcinogen m , kȁncerogēn (sh) m
Slovak: karciogénny
Spanish: cancerígeno (es)
Swedish: carcinogen (sv) , karcinogen (sv) , cancerframkallande (sv) , cancerogen (sv)
Turkish: kanserojen (tr)
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
carcinogenic (plural carcinogenics )
Synonym of carcinogen
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