cancérigène

French

Etymology

From cancer +‎ -i- +‎ -gène.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn/
Homophone: cancérigènes
Rhymes: -ɛn

Adjective

cancérigène (plural cancérigènes)

carcinogenic (causing or tending to cause cancer)
Synonym: carcinogène

Further reading

“cancérigène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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