Carcinogenic Meaning In English

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Meaning

Any substance that causes cancer is called a carcinogen. A carcinogen is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens can occur naturally in the environment (ultraviolet rays from sunlight and some viruses) or be created by humans (automobile exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke).

Example

Some well-known carcinogens include asbestos, nickel, cadmium, radon, vinyl chloride, benzidine, and benzene.

Sentence

Some studies suggest that some of these products have carcinogenic properties.