carcinogen
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- anticarcinogen noun
- anticarcinogenic adjective
- carcinogenic adjective
- carcinogenicity noun
Etymology
Origin of carcinogen
Example Sentences
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Its active ingredient is glyphosate, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a unit of the World Health Organization, identified in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen.
From BBC
The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen, but Bayer says scientific studies and regulatory approvals show the weedkiller is safe.
From Barron's
The most notorious of the group is benzene, a known carcinogen.
From Los Angeles Times
Some studies have found it is a likely carcinogen, and others concluded it does not pose a true cancer risk for humans.
From Los Angeles Times
"We should have a similar campaign with tanning bed usage. The World Health Organization has deemed tanning beds to be the same level of carcinogen as smoking and asbestos. It's a class one carcinogen."
From Science Daily
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