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If you own a chemical plant and leak a little benzene, you're in big trouble because everyone knows how carcinogenic it is. But coming out of a tailpipe? The government never does anything about that.
James Woolsey

Meaning of "carcinogenic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CARCINOGENIC

carcinogenic  [ˌkɑːsɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARCINOGENIC

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

WHAT DOES CARCINOGENIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Carcinogen

A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes. Several radioactive substances are considered carcinogens, but their carcinogenic activity is attributed to the radiation, for example gamma rays and alpha particles, which they emit. Common examples of non-radioactive carcinogens are inhaled asbestos, certain dioxins, and tobacco smoke. Although the public generally associates carcinogenicity with synthetic chemicals, it is equally likely to arise in both natural and synthetic substances. Carcinogens are not necessarily immediately toxic, thus their effect can be insidious. Cancer is any disease in which normal cells are damaged and do not undergo programmed cell death as fast as they divide via mitosis. Carcinogens may increase the risk of cancer by altering cellular metabolism or damaging DNA directly in cells, which interferes with biological processes, and induces the uncontrolled, malignant division, ultimately leading to the formation of tumors.

Definition of carcinogenic in the English dictionary

The definition of carcinogenic in the dictionary is producing cancer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARCINOGENIC


allergenic
ˈæləˈdʒɛnɪk
anthropogenic
ˌænθrəpəʊˈdʒɛnɪk
antigenic
ˌæntɪˈdʒɛnɪk
atherogenic
ˌæθərəʊˈdʒɛnɪk
chromogenic
ˌkrəʊməˈdʒɛnɪk
comedogenic
ˌkɒmɪdəˈdʒɛnɪk
cryogenic
ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪk
erogenic
ˌɛrəˈdʒɛnɪk
genic
ˈdʒɛnɪk
hypoallergenic
ˈhaɪpəʊˌæləˈdʒɛnɪk
isogenic
ˌaɪsəʊˈdʒɛnɪk
mitogenic
ˌmaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk
mutagenic
mjuːtəˈdʒɛnɪk
myogenic
ˌmaɪəˈdʒɛnɪk
osteogenic
ˌɒstɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk
pathogenic
ˌpæθəˈdʒɛnɪk
photogenic
ˌfəʊtəˈdʒɛnɪk
pyogenic
ˌpaɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk
teratogenic
ˌtɛrətəˈdʒɛnɪk
transgenic
trænzˈdʒɛnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARCINOGENIC

carcase
carcass
Carcassonne
carcel
carceral
Carchemish
carcinogen
carcinogenesis
carcinogenicity
carcinoid
carcinological
carcinologist
carcinology
carcinoma
carcinomata
carcinomatoid
carcinomatosis
carcinomatous
carcinosarcoma
carcinosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARCINOGENIC

adaptogenic
allogenic
androgenic
angiogenic
autogenic
biogenic
bronchogenic
cryptogenic
eugenic
hallucinogenic
iatrogenic
immunogenic
intragenic
monogenic
neurogenic
orogenic
polygenic
pyrogenic
scenic
thermogenic
tumorigenic

Synonyms and antonyms of carcinogenic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carcinogenic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARCINOGENIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

致癌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cancerígeno
570 millions of speakers

English

carcinogenic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैंसर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسرطنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

канцерогенными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carcinogênico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যান্সারজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cancérogène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karsinogenik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

karzinogen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

発癌性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발암 성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karsinogenik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây ung thư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புற்றுண்டாக்கக்கூடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्सिनजनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanserojen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cancerogeno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rakotwórcze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

канцерогенними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cancerigene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρκινογόνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanker
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 carcinogenic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARCINOGENIC»

The term «carcinogenic» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARCINOGENIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carcinogenic

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QUOTES WITH «CARCINOGENIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word carcinogenic.
1
James Woolsey
If you own a chemical plant and leak a little benzene, you're in big trouble because everyone knows how carcinogenic it is. But coming out of a tailpipe? The government never does anything about that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARCINOGENIC»

Discover the use of carcinogenic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carcinogenic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carcinogenic and Anticarcinogenic Food Components
The book concludes with a perspective on the impact of diet on cancer prevention based on human trials and discusses future directions of research in this important field.
Wanda Baer-Dubowska, Agnieszka Bartoszek, Danuta Malejka-Giganti, 2005
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Handbook of Carcinogenic Potency and Genotoxicity Databases
The book also includes a summary of the NTP genetic toxicity test results on 1,500 chemicals, which are referenced to the original publications, including the Salmonella (Ames) test, L5178Y mouse lymphoma cell mutation test, chromosome ...
Lois Swirsky Gold, Errol Zeiger, 1996
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Endocrine Disrupters and Carcinogenic Risk Assessment
The book is devoted to the study of the endocrine-related effects on human health with special reference to carcinogenesis, and to the assessment of carcinogenic risk.
Lech Chyczewski, Jacek Niklinski, Eric Pluygers, 2002
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Carcinogenic Potency Database; Endocrine Disruptors
Papers include: supp. to the carcinogenic potency database (CPD): results of animal bioassays published in 1993 to 1994; supplemental plot of the CPD; workshop on characterizing the effects of endocrine disruptors on human health at ...
Lois Swirsky Gold, 1999
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Carcinogenic and Anticarcinogenic Factors in Food: Symposium
It was held in Kaiserslautern in October 1998. The remarkable results which have been presented by renouned researchers are documented in this book.
G. Eisenbrand, 2000
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Quantitative Relationship Between Mutagenic and Carcinogenic ...
However, from the data generated in the non- definitive report, a conclusion was reached concerning mutagenic and carcinogenic potencies; because of the inadequacy of the estimates of carcinogenic potency, any correlation was thought to ...
‎1983
7
Carcinogenic and Mutagenic Metal Compounds
S. LANGARD Telemark Central Hospital, Department of Occupational Medicine, N-3900 Porsgrunn, Norway After the appearance in 1975 of a couple of scientific papers on the carcinogenic and mutagenic action of chromium, the scientific ...
Ernest Merian, Giorgio L. Bronzetti, Werner Haerdi, 1991
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Carcinogenic hormones:
Despite all the evidence that estrogens can be carcinogenic, the precise mechanisms are still unknown. Do they promote carcinogenic action of other carcinogens or do they act directly on the genetic machinery of the cell? Does their activity in ...
Carolyn H. Lingeman, 1979
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Problems in the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Hazard from Use ...
The purpose of the tests that have been discussed is to provide information upon which to base a judgment of carcinogenic hazard to man attending the use of a material as a food additive. Acceptance of the assumption that information gained  ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Food Protection Committee, 1960
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Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological ...
In Vivo Transgenic Bioassays and Assessment of the Carcinogenic Potential of Pharmaceuticals Joseph F. Contrera1 and Joseph J. DeGeorge2 10ffice of Testing and Research and 20ffice of Review Management, U.S. Food and Drug ...
Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARCINOGENIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carcinogenic is used in the context of the following news items.
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The fight over the effects of genetically modified food remains …
The World Health Organization's international agency for cancer research recently said it's probably carcinogenic. Where there's a GMO, there's ... «witf.org, Jul 15»
2
Cancer-causing dodgy denim may still be on Australian shop shelves
Despite a warning being issued 16 months ago for denim products contaminated with carcinogenic azo dyes, it could be as late as November ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Top Food Additives You Should Avoid This Summer
It is believed to be carcinogenic and correlated with various neurological conditions. Sucralose or “Splenda” is commonly advertised as ... «Atlanta Black Star, Jul 15»
4
Aspirin may delay growth of asbestos-related cancer
The study published in Cell Death and Disease showed that aspirin slows down the growth of mesothelioma by blocking the carcinogenic ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
5
Spraying Roundup by Leadbetter Beach
No City official (in their right mind) is going to authorize spraying such a highly toxic, carcinogenic chemical in an area frequented by the public. «Santa Barbara Edhat, Jul 15»
6
Blonz: Lard's OK on occasion, but keep it in fridge
As to some of your specifics, it's unlikely that your lard will become carcinogenic per se, but some of the lipids may oxidize if it is kept at room ... «YourWestValley.com, Jul 15»
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Shark Attack: The Risk Is Tiny, but the Coverage, and Fear, Are High …
How many people go the beach with inadequate protection from the carcinogenic radiation of the sun because natural risks are less scary, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Pssst! Hey, kid, wanna buy some smokes?
... environmental danger as they throw off toxic, carcinogenic heavy metals into the atmosphere and into our streets, farms, creeks and rivers. «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
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EPA touts biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil
It is also a healthier alternative to traditional diesel, as it does not produce the potentially carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons that are ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
10
Sunbathing more dangerous than driving a car, new research reveals
Exposing oneself to an indoor tanning machine in the UK for only one minute is twice as carcinogenic as the same amount of time in the ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»

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