carcinogen: Meaning and Definition of

car•cin•o•gen

Pronunciation: (kär-sin'u-jun, -jen", kär'su-nu-jen", -nō-), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
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