carcinogenic

1. A descriptive term for things capable of causing cancer .

Example Sentences

Unfiltered fermented grapes make ochratoxin-A, a neurotoxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive compound.

From The Daily Beast

And a few infamous bugs, like the corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Helicobacter pylori, which can be downright carcinogenic.

From The Daily Beast

At their worst, hot dogs are little more than processed, fatty meat and fillers loaded with carcinogenic preservatives.

From The Daily Beast

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