carcinogeen
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed probably from German karzinogen, otherwise from French carcinogène.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]carcinogeen (not comparable)
- carcinogenic [from 1920s], causing cancer
- Synonym: kankerverwekkend
Declension
[edit]Declension of carcinogeen | ||||
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uninflected | carcinogeen | |||
inflected | carcinogene | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | carcinogeen | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | carcinogene | ||
n. sing. | carcinogeen | |||
plural | carcinogene | |||
definite | carcinogene | |||
partitive | carcinogeens |
Noun
[edit]carcinogeen n (plural carcinogenen)
- a carcinogenic substance