Definitions for carcinogens

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carcinogens car·cin·o·gen

Spelling: [kahr-sin-uh-juh n, -jen, kahr-s Carcinogens is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 1003 anagrams from letters in carcinogens (acceginnors).

Definitions for carcinogens

noun

1. any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.

Origin of carcinogens

First recorded in 1935-40; carcino- + -gen

Examples for carcinogens

The coal ash deposits have heavy concentrations of hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen.

One study found it to be 30 times more potent a carcinogen.

Further, estrogen or carcinogen exposure over a lifetime leads to the development of cancer.