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. The EWG Lunder:

   This is an avoidable risk. This is a known carcinogen and our risk standard or threshold for exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in( kids') toys should be zero.

3. Kurt Straif:

   There are stakeholders on various sides that want to make it look ridiculous, there are activist groups who want to say, 'This is now an IARC carcinogen and we need to take all actions against it'. And then there is a third dimension – the media, who have their own interests in being sensational.

4. 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.

5. 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.