carcinogeen

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed probably from German karzinogen, otherwise from French carcinogène.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑr.si.noːˈɣeːn/
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  • Hyphenation: car‧ci‧no‧geen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Adjective

carcinogeen (not comparable)

  1. carcinogenic , causing cancer
    Synonym: kankerverwekkend

Declension

Declension of carcinogeen
uninflected carcinogeen
inflected carcinogene
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial carcinogeen
indefinite m./f. sing. carcinogene
n. sing. carcinogeen
plural carcinogene
definite carcinogene
partitive carcinogeens

Noun

carcinogeen n (plural carcinogenen)

  1. a carcinogenic substance