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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

carcinogenic

/(kär`sĭn*ō̇*jĕn"ĭk)/ · car·cin·o·gen·ic · IPA /ˌkɑː(ɹ)sɪnəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/
01 adj. Causing or tending to cause cancer; as, the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals or of ionizing radiation.
  1. 1.
    Causing or tending to cause cancer; as, the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals or of ionizing radiation.