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Meaning of "cancer-causing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANCER-CAUSING

cancer-causing  [ˈkænsəˌkɔːzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANCER-CAUSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cancer-Causing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CANCER-CAUSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cancer-causing in the English dictionary

The definition of cancer-causing in the dictionary is having the ability to induce the growth of a malignant tumour in a person or animal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANCER-CAUSING


accusing
əˈkjuːzɪŋ
amusing
əˈmjuːzɪŋ
bemusing
bɪˈmjuːzɪŋ
boozing
ˈbuːzɪŋ
bruising
ˈbruːzɪŋ
confusing
kənˈfjuːzɪŋ
displeasing
dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ
easing
ˈiːzɪŋ
freezing
ˈfriːzɪŋ
losing
ˈluːzɪŋ
musing
ˈmjuːzɪŋ
nondiapausing
nɒnˈdaɪəˌpɔːzɪŋ
parsing
ˈpɑːzɪŋ
pausing
ˈpɔːzɪŋ
pleasing
ˈpliːzɪŋ
seizing
ˈsiːzɪŋ
stoozing
ˈstuːzɪŋ
teasing
ˈtiːzɪŋ
unfreezing
ʌnˈfriːzɪŋ
unpleasing
ʌnˈpliːzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANCER-CAUSING

cancellariate
cancellate
cancellated
cancellation
cancelled
canceller
cancelli
cancelling
cancellous
cancer
cancer patient
cancer specialist
cancer stick
cancerate
canceration
cancered
Cancerian
cancerophobia
cancerous
cancerously

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANCER-CAUSING

advertising
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arousing
busing
cohousing
council housing
data warehousing
differential housing
government housing
high-density housing
housing
mousing
public housing
rabble-rousing
roughhousing
rousing
sheltered housing
social housing
terraced housing
unamusing
warehousing

Synonyms and antonyms of cancer-causing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cancer-causing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANCER-CAUSING

Find out the translation of cancer-causing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cancer-causing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cancer-causing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

致癌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

que causa cáncer
570 millions of speakers

English

cancer-causing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैंसर के कारण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسببة للسرطان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вызывающих рак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

causador de câncer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যান্সার, যার ফলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cancérigène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyebab kanser
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krebs-verursachende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

癌を誘発する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암을 유발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebabake kanker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây ung thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புற்றுநோய் காரணமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्करोग-उद्भवणार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kansere neden olan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

che provocano il cancro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rakotwórczych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викликають рак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cauzatoare de cancer,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

που προκαλούν καρκίνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanker veroorsaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cancerframkallande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kreftfremkallende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cancer-causing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANCER-CAUSING»

The term «cancer-causing» is regularly used and occupies the 69.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANCER-CAUSING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cancer-causing

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QUOTES WITH «CANCER-CAUSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cancer-causing.
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Evangeline Lilly
If Americans could choose, would they choose to work on the infrastructure for cancer-causing oil power or would they choose to work on the infrastructure for health-reviving wind power?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANCER-CAUSING»

Discover the use of cancer-causing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cancer-causing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cancer-Causing Viruses and Their Inhibitors
1. Cancer-Causing. Viruses. An. Introduction. Satya. P. Gupta. and. Vertika. Gautam. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Till the dawn of 19th century, viruses were classified as small infectious agents that, unlike cells and bacteria, pass through fine-pore ...
Satya Prakash Gupta, 2014
2
Elements of Human Cancer
Some of these cancer-causing drugs have been eliminated from current practice, although other potential cancer-causing medicines remain in use because their therapeutic effects outweigh their possible dangers as carcinogens. Estrogens ...
Geoffrey M. Cooper, 1992
3
The Virus and the Vaccine: The True Story of a ...
A gripping medical detective story, The Virus and the Vaccine raises major questions about vaccine policy. "The Virus and the Vaccine has its share of heroes and villains, like any good novel-except that this is not fiction.
Debbie Bookchin, Jim Schumacher, 2013
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Living with Cancer
Cancer-Causing. Genes. Some of the most common of the more than 100 oncogenes include: APC: colorectal cancer ATM: breast and liver cancers; leukemia; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma BRCA1: breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate ...
ZoAnn Dreyer, 2008
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Coconut Cures: Preventing and Treating Common Health ...
Cohen stated that there were no detectable tumor-promoting effects in the MCFA- fed animals even though they were administered potent mammary cancer- causing chemicals.60 Coconut oil can protect the skin from cancer as well.
Bruce Fife, 2005
6
Cancer Causes and Controversies: Understanding Risk ...
Like no other work, this much-needed volume gathers the latest research and understanding about the causes of cancer and methods of preventing the disease—and makes it all clear and accessible to the general reader.
Bernard Kwabi-Addo, Tia Laura Lindstrom, 2011
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100 Questions & Answers about Lung Cancer
... such as radon, or cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens). Nicotine in cigarette smoke contains hundreds of powerful carcinogens. Some mutations damage the gene or chromosome to the point where it causes the gene to stop working.
Karen Parles, Joan H. Schiller, 2006
8
Regulation of Cancer-causing Food Additives, Time for a ...
Discusses the "Delaney clause" of the Food, drug, and cosmetic act.
United States. General Accounting Office, 1981
9
Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health, Second Edition
KNOWN CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS AND HAZARDOUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Some of the substances or groups of substances and technological or manufacturing processes that are known to be carcinogenic are found ...
Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson, 2006
10
Burkitt Cancer Fiber
The story of Dr. Denis Burkitt, who was renowned in medical circles for discovering a grotesque cancer in children (Burkitt's lymphoma).
Ethel R. Nelson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANCER-CAUSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cancer-causing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cancer-causing dodgy denim may still be on Australian shop shelves
Jeans recalled amid fears the dyes used could cause cancer may still be on sale in Australian stores. Despite a warning being issued 16 ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
New screening method every five years to replace pap smear
The cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus​ (HPV) accounts for 99% of all cervical cancer, and yet the current participation rate in the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Roof project may not include removal of PCBs
What it not clear, however, is whether the project would extend to cleaning up cancer-causing PCBs in portions of the roof. The Board of ... «Danbury News Times, Jul 15»
4
Your house may harbor more dangers than you think
Problem: Older flooring. Why it's harmful: Many people don't realize that older flooring can contain cancer-causing asbestos, a significant threat. «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
5
Big Pharma Promises Men Endless Youth With Drug That May …
The War On Cancer should have been a War On Cancer-Causing Drugs! Worse, the whole sequence had happened before: when women ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
6
5 Sexual Health Questions You Need Answered Today
For those with prostates, masturbation may help avert cancer, which is thought to be because it may “flush out potential cancer-causing agents.”. «Care2.com, Jul 15»
7
Hillsborough couple joins barrage of lawsuits against Lumber …
... much of the company's laminate flooring is made in China and “contains high levels of formaldehyde, a known cancer-causing chemical.”. «SaintPetersBlog, Jul 15»
8
This 'farsan' story is going to make you testy
Inferior colours can harm lungs, intestines and they too are cancer-causing," said Dr Nazneen Khan, medical officer of Health Department for ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
9
Cancer-causing clothing could be on Australian shelves until …
OFFICIALS have had almost 18 months to act on clothing contaminated with a cancer-causing dye but it could be November before the items ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
10
The Dangers of E-Cigarettes – and How to Protect Your Kids
E-cigarettes don't contain the thousands of other chemicals – many of them cancer-causing – found in regular cigarettes, but they do contain ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»

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