Carcinogen

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  carcinogen \car*cin"o*gen\ (k[aum]r*s[i^]n"[-o]*j[e^]n), n.
     Any substance that produces cancer; as, to test for
     carcinogens in the drinking water.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  carcinogen
       n : any substance that produces cancer