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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But the report, released Thursday, downplayed the threat the chemical poses to people living near industrial plants that release large quantities of the carcinogen into the air.
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
The World Health Organization’s arm that researches cancer had already concluded in 2006 that the chemical is a carcinogen.
—Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
This ensures harmful chemicals, like carcinogens, don’t continue to recirculate in the environment.
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Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, a phytochemical that is considered a carcinogen, and can also cause damage to the liver.
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 3 Jan. 2025
The World Health Organization’s arm that researches cancer had already concluded in 2006 that the chemical is a carcinogen.
—Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
This ensures harmful chemicals, like carcinogens, don’t continue to recirculate in the environment.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, a phytochemical that is considered a carcinogen, and can also cause damage to the liver.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Carcinogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinogen. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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