carcinógeno

See also: carcinogeno

Portuguese

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -geno.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.siˈnɔ.ʒɨ.nu/

• Hyphenation: car‧ci‧nó‧ge‧no

Noun

carcinógeno m (plural carcinógenos)

1. (biology) carcinogen

Further reading

• “carcinógeno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “carcinógeno”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “carcinógeno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “carcinógeno”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “carcinógeno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -geno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾθiˈnoxeno/ [kaɾ.θiˈno.xe.no] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kaɾsiˈnoxeno/ [kaɾ.siˈno.xe.no] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oxeno
• Syllabification: car‧ci‧nó‧ge‧no

Noun

carcinógeno m (plural carcinógenos)

1. (biology) carcinogen

Further reading

• “carcinógeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024