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photocarcinogenic

photocarcinogenic adjective: becoming a carcinogen on exposure to light.

Adjective

photocarcinogenic (not comparable)

  1. Becoming a carcinogen on exposure to light.

Origin of photocarcinogenic

From photo- + carcinogenic.

Questions about photocarcinogenic

What does photocarcinogenic mean?
Photocarcinogenic means becoming a carcinogen on exposure to light.
What part of speech is photocarcinogenic?
Photocarcinogenic is an adjective.

Words near photocarcinogenic in the dictionary

  1. photocapture
  2. photocaptured
  3. photocaptures
  4. photocarcinogen
  5. photocarcinogenesis
  6. photocarcinogenic
  7. photocarcinogenicity
  8. photocarcinogens
  9. photocard
  10. photocards
  11. photocarotenogenesis

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