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carchariidae |
carcharinus longimanus |
carcharodon |
carcharodon carcharias |
carcino- |
carcinogen
| carcinogenic
| carcinoid
| carcinological
| carcinology
| carcinoma
carcinogen
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun carcinogen has 1 sense
- carcinogen(n = noun.substance) Array - any substance that produces cancer; Array is a kind of substance
Derived form adjective carcinogenic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
carcinogen, n.
Any substance that produces cancer; as, to test for carcinogens in the drinking water. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carcinogen, n. any substance that produces cancer.
Etymology
as CARCINOMA + -GEN
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