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photocarcinogens

photocarcinogens is the plural of photocarcinogen.

Meaning of photocarcinogen

Noun

photocarcinogen (plural photocarcinogens)

  1. Any substance that becomes a carcinogen on exposure to light.
    • So I brought it to campus for testing and turns out there was a suspected endocrine disrupter and a photocarcinogen — a chemical that, when exposed to sunlight, has a carcinogenic potential to it.2009 May 21, Julie Scelfo, “Apply These Product Ratings Generously”, in New York Times

Questions about photocarcinogens

What is photocarcinogens the plural of?
Photocarcinogens is the plural of photocarcinogen.

Words near photocarcinogens in the dictionary

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

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