cancerogenicadj.
/ˌkansərə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌkænsəroʊˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌkænsərəˈdʒɛnɪk/ = carcinogenic adj.
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cancerogenic1907
carcinogenic1916
co-carcinogenic1941
procarcinogenic1942
1907 C. E. de M. Sajous Internal Secretions & Princ. Med. II. xxiii. 1407 An ulcerated surface, however small, on the lips, tongue, oesophagus, uterus, etc., may become a vulnerable spot if it happens to become inoculated when any one of the cancerogenic factors happens to become implanted therein.
1946 Nature 14 Dec. 877/2 The photodynamic effect of cancerogenic substances was examined.
1978 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 14 Aug. 8/6 The 25 year history of ultrasonic use in medicine is too brief to completely rule out some cancerogenic effect later in life in the offspring of mothers who had such studies.
2001 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 12037/2 The cancerogenic role of asbestos.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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