carcinogeen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed probably from German karzinogen, otherwise from French carcinogène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑr.si.noːˈɣeːn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: car‧ci‧no‧geen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Adjective

carcinogeen (not comparable)

1. carcinogenic [from 1920s], causing cancer

   Synonym: kankerverwekkend

Declension

Declension of carcinogeen
uninflected	carcinogeen
inflected	carcinogene
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		carcinogeen
indefinite	m./f. sing.	carcinogene
	n. sing.	carcinogeen
	plural	carcinogene
definite		carcinogene
partitive		carcinogeens

Noun

carcinogeen n (plural carcinogenen, no diminutive)

1. a carcinogenic substance