Carcinogenic Meaning in English

word

US

ˌkɑɹsənoʊˈdʒɛnɪk

kar-suh-noh-JEN-ik

UK

kˌɑːsɪnəʊdʒˈɛnɪk

kaa-si-noh-JEN-ik

التعريف

Something is carcinogenic if it can cause cancer in living tissue.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mainly in scientific, medical, or health contexts. Common collocation: 'carcinogenic substances'. Not used for living things—always for chemicals, materials, or exposures. Sometimes used more generally as 'potentially carcinogenic' for substances suspected but not proven to cause cancer.

• Spanish: carcinógeno - cancerígeno
• Portuguese (BR): carcinogênico - cancerígeno
• Portuguese (PT): carcinogénico - cancerígeno
• Chinese (Simplified): 致癌的
• Chinese (Traditional): 致癌的
• Hindi: कैंसरकारी
• Arabic: مُسَبِّب لِلسَّرَطان
• Bengali: কার্সিনোজেনিক - ক্যান্সার সৃষ্টিকারী
• Russian: канцерогенный
• Japanese: 発がん性の
• Vietnamese: gây ung thư
• Korean: 발암성의
• Turkish: kanserojen
• Urdu: سرطان پیدا کرنے والا
• Indonesian: karsinogenik - penyebab kanker

جمل نموذجية

Some chemicals are carcinogenic to humans.

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Smoking produces carcinogenic substances.

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Scientists test if a substance is carcinogenic.

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Is this food packaging considered carcinogenic or is it safe?

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They banned the use of that carcinogenic chemical in cosmetics.

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Just because something is labeled 'natural' doesn't mean it's not carcinogenic.

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