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carcinogens

carcinogens is the plural of carcinogen.

Meaning of carcinogen

Noun

carcinogen (plural carcinogens)

  1. A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
    • We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides.1995 October 26, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, “Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30...

Questions about carcinogens

What is carcinogens the plural of?
Carcinogens is the plural of carcinogen.

Words near carcinogens in the dictionary

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

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