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carcinogenicity

carcinogenicity noun: the state or degree of being carcinogenic.

Noun

carcinogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural carcinogenicities)

  1. The state or degree of being carcinogenic.
    • Some examples of these adverse effects, sometimes called toxic end points, include carcinogenicity (development of cancer), hepatotoxicity (liver damage), […]1996 Scott V Wright - Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume II

Forms of carcinogenicity

pluralcarcinogenicities

Origin of carcinogenicity

From carcinogenic + -ity.

Words formed from carcinogenicity

Questions about carcinogenicity

What does carcinogenicity mean?
Carcinogenicity means the state or degree of being carcinogenic.
What part of speech is carcinogenicity?
Carcinogenicity is a noun.
What is the plural of carcinogenicity?
The plural of carcinogenicity is carcinogenicities.

Words near carcinogenicity in the dictionary

  1. carcinogenesis
  2. carcinogenetic
  3. carcinogenic
  4. carcinogenically
  5. carcinogenicities
  6. carcinogenicity
  7. carcinogenics
  8. carcinogenous
  9. carcinogens
  10. carcinoid
  11. carcinoid syndrome

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