carcinogenic
[ (kahr-suh-nuh-jen-ik) ]
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A descriptive term for things capable of causing cancer.
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Example sentences from the Web for carcinogenic
Unfiltered fermented grapes make ochratoxin-A, a neurotoxic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive compound.
And a few infamous bugs, like the corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Helicobacter pylori, which can be downright carcinogenic.
An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous to Our Health|Moises Velasquez-Manoff|September 9, 2012|DAILY BEASTAt their worst, hot dogs are little more than processed, fatty meat and fillers loaded with carcinogenic preservatives.