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carcinogenous

carcinogenous adjective: carcinogenic.

Adjective

carcinogenous (comparative more carcinogenous, superlative most carcinogenous)

  1. Carcinogenic.

Forms of carcinogenous

comparativemore carcinogenous
superlativemost carcinogenous

Origin of carcinogenous

carcino- + -genous

Questions about carcinogenous

What does carcinogenous mean?
Carcinogenous means carcinogenic.
What part of speech is carcinogenous?
Carcinogenous is an adjective.

Words near carcinogenous in the dictionary

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

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