Synonyms for carcinogen
kɑrˈsɪn ə dʒəncar·cino·gen

Princeton's WordNet

1. carcinogennoun

   any substance that produces cancer

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1. List of paraphrases for "carcinogen":

   carcinogenicity, potency

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1. David Sugerman of Portland:

   They have a variety of health problems and they are as well concerned about future health issues from this carcinogen and toxin that they were contaminated by, kBR told them it was safe as long as they didn't bathe in it, and there are a number of guys that have very serious health problems.

2. Colin Berry:

   The big problem with IARC ... is that what they're doing is looking around for any evidence that might enable them to say that under particular circumstances this thing could be a carcinogen.

3. Margaret Karagas:

   Arsenic is a known carcinogen that can influence risk of cardiovascular, immune and other diseases, there’s a growing body of evidence that even relatively low levels of exposure may have adverse health impacts on young children including on growth, immunity and neurodevelopment.

4. Dan Corcoran:

   It's tasteless, you can't see it, but what the EPA has identified is long-term exposure to these disinfection byproducts, chronic exposure can actually be a carcinogen, it's a nationwide issue and it's an evolving science.

5. Angela Pratt:

   Air pollution is now a recognized carcinogen, so there's no question that the hazardous levels of air pollution we're seeing in many parts of China are contributing to the increasing rates in particular of lung cancer.