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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

carcinogen

/(kär*sĭn"ō̇*jĕn)/ · car·cin·o·gen · IPA /kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən/
01 n. Any substance that produces cancer; as, to test for carcinogens in the drinking water.
  1. 1.
    Any substance that produces cancer; as, to test for carcinogens in the drinking water.