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(car-cin-o-gen-ic) 5 syllables

Definition

adjective. capable of causing cancer in living tissue.

Example Sentence

The chemical was a known carcinogenic.

More Example Sentences

Eating too much processed food is carcinogenic.

Synonyms

cancer-causing; tumor-causing; harmful

Antonyms

healthful

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carcinogenic
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Rhymes

  • bennick
  • brennecke
  • deneke
  • denike
  • fenech
  • henneke
  • hennick
  • jaenicke
  • krenek
  • krenik
  • penick
  • pennick
  • renick
  • rennick
  • splenic
  • vennick

  • authentic
  • eugenic
  • hellenic
  • transgenic

  • calisthenic
  • orogenic
  • pathogenic
  • photogenic
  • psychogenic
  • schizophrenic
  • telegenic

  • carcinogenic

  • hallucinogenic
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