carcinogenic
adjective/ˌkɑːsɪnəˈdʒenɪk/
/ˌkɑːrsɪnəˈdʒenɪk/
- likely to cause cancer
- the carcinogenic effects of some pesticides used on fruit
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCarcinogenic is used with these nouns:- substance
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