carcinogen
noun
any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
carcinogenicity
-
a word derived from
carcinogen.
Example Sentences
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"We found that gut cells exposed to sucralose-6-acetate had increased activity in genes related to oxidative stress, inflammation and carcinogenicity," Schiffman said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Hardeman said it also disturbed him that Bayer and Monsanto still have not done their own study on the carcinogenicity of Roundup, even after all these years.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019
Determining the carcinogenicity of any foreign bodies that ends up in our ecosystems involves assessing degrees of uncertainty.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2018
EPA had previously considered 2,4-D “not classifiable” as to human carcinogenicity and glyphosate class E, non-carcinogenic.
From Forbes ● Jun. 29, 2015
For human epidemiological studies there are 7 cohort and 14 case control studies, none of which support carcinogenicity.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 10, 2015
