carcinogen
noun
car·cin·o·gen
kär-ˈsi-nə-jən 
ˈkär-sə-nə-ˌjen
ˈkär-sə-nə-ˌjen
: a substance or agent causing cancer
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Cigarette smoke contains known carcinogens.
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Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
And with its report, the group aimed to increase awareness among the public that alcohol is a carcinogen and advocate for specific policy strategies to try to reduce excessive alcohol use.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
The notice came three days after the Palisades fire started, out of an abundance of caution that benzene — a carcinogen present in gasoline, paint and consequently wildfire smoke — could be detected within the water distribution system.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Monsanto and its parent company, the German conglomerate Bayer, maintain that glyphosate is not a carcinogen.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
And with its report, the group aimed to increase awareness among the public that alcohol is a carcinogen and advocate for specific policy strategies to try to reduce excessive alcohol use.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
The notice came three days after the Palisades fire started, out of an abundance of caution that benzene — a carcinogen present in gasoline, paint and consequently wildfire smoke — could be detected within the water distribution system.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Monsanto and its parent company, the German conglomerate Bayer, maintain that glyphosate is not a carcinogen.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carcinogen
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“Carcinogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinogen. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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carcinogen
noun
car·cin·o·gen
kär-ˈsin-ə-jən
ˈkärs-ᵊn-ə-ˌjen
ˈkärs-ᵊn-ə-ˌjen
: a substance or agent causing cancer
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