Definition of Carcinogenic

1. Adjective. Causing or tending to cause cancer. "The carcinogenic action of certain chemicals"

Derivative terms: Carcinogen
Partainyms: Carcinoma

Definition of Carcinogenic

1. Adjective. Causing or tending to cause cancer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carcinogenic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Carcinogenic

1. Producing carcinoma. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carcinogenic

carcels
carceral
carcerand
carcerands
carcharhiniform
carcinaemia
carcinine synthetase
carcinisation
carcino-
carcinoembryonic
carcinoembryonic antigen
carcinogen
carcinogeneses
carcinogenesis
carcinogenetic
carcinogenic (current term)
carcinogenically
carcinogenicity
carcinogenicity tests
carcinogens
carcinoid
carcinoid flush
carcinoid heart disease
carcinoid syndrome
carcinoid tumour
carcinoids
carcinological
carcinologist
carcinologists
carcinology

Literary usage of Carcinogenic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Control of Tobacco-Related Cancers and Other Diseases: Proceedings of an by Prakash C. Gupta, James E. Hamner, P. R. Murti (1992)
"We report here on the carcinogenic potential of some Indian tobacco products in mice, rats and hamsters. MATERIAL AND METHODS Experimental animals: ..."

2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Some of these effects are almost qualitative; eg, inhibition of the carcinogenic response by caloric restriction. There also are some examples in which ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"An industrial hygiene assessment found present exposures to carcinogenic metals and silica to be within current guidelines. ..."

4. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Absence of carcinogenic effects of chronic feeding of snuff in inbred Syrian ... IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the carcinogenic Risk to Humans: ..."

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