carcinogenic

English

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -genic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

carcinogenic (comparative more carcinogenic, superlative most carcinogenic)

1. Causing or tending to cause cancer.

   Synonym: cancerogenic

   • 1985 May 1, Jane E. Brody, “PERSONAL HEALTH; HOW INNOVATIONS AFFECT SAFETY AND NUTRITION”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Although BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are avoided by some consumers because several studies have suggested they may be toxic or carcinogenic (they are banned in Britain), these antioxidants have also been shown to inhibit the action of cancer-causing chemicals, and BHT has been shown to suppress the growth of harmful viruses.

   • 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.

Derived terms

• anticarcinogenic
• biocarcinogenic
• carcinogenically
• carcinogenicity
• cocarcinogenic
• hepatocarcinogenic
• hypercarcinogenic
• neurocarcinogenic
• noncarcinogenic
• photocarcinogenic
• precarcinogenic
• procarcinogenic
• subcarcinogenic

 

Related terms

• carcinogen

Translations

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: syöpää 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)
• Indonesian: karsinogenik (id)
• Irish: carcanaigineach
• Italian: cancerogeno (it)
• Japanese: 発癌性 (はつがんせい, hatsugansei)
• Malay: karsinogenik
• 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

Noun

carcinogenic (plural carcinogenics)

1. Synonym of carcinogen

See also

• carcinogen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia