carcinogen

English

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən/
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Noun

carcinogen (plural carcinogens)

  1. A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
    • 1995, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, "Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention," New York Times, 26 Oct. (retrieved 19 Oct. 2009):
      We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides.

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Adjective

carcinogen (strong nominative masculine singular carcinogener, comparative carcinogener, superlative am carcinogensten)

  1. Alternative spelling of karzinogen

Declension
Positive forms of carcinogen
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist carcinogen sie ist carcinogen es ist carcinogen sie sind carcinogen
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative carcinogener carcinogene carcinogenes carcinogene
genitive carcinogenen carcinogener carcinogenen carcinogener
dative carcinogenem carcinogener carcinogenem carcinogenen
accusative carcinogenen carcinogene carcinogenes carcinogene
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der carcinogene die carcinogene das carcinogene die carcinogenen
genitive des carcinogenen der carcinogenen des carcinogenen der carcinogenen
dative dem carcinogenen der carcinogenen dem carcinogenen den carcinogenen
accusative den carcinogenen die carcinogene das carcinogene die carcinogenen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein carcinogener eine carcinogene ein carcinogenes (keine) carcinogenen
genitive eines carcinogenen einer carcinogenen eines carcinogenen (keiner) carcinogenen
dative einem carcinogenen einer carcinogenen einem carcinogenen (keinen) carcinogenen
accusative einen carcinogenen eine carcinogene ein carcinogenes (keine) carcinogenen
Comparative forms of carcinogen
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist carcinogener sie ist carcinogener es ist carcinogener sie sind carcinogener
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative carcinogenerer carcinogenere carcinogeneres carcinogenere
genitive carcinogeneren carcinogenerer carcinogeneren carcinogenerer
dative carcinogenerem carcinogenerer carcinogenerem carcinogeneren
accusative carcinogeneren carcinogenere carcinogeneres carcinogenere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der carcinogenere die carcinogenere das carcinogenere die carcinogeneren
genitive des carcinogeneren der carcinogeneren des carcinogeneren der carcinogeneren
dative dem carcinogeneren der carcinogeneren dem carcinogeneren den carcinogeneren
accusative den carcinogeneren die carcinogenere das carcinogenere die carcinogeneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein carcinogenerer eine carcinogenere ein carcinogeneres (keine) carcinogeneren
genitive eines carcinogeneren einer carcinogeneren eines carcinogeneren (keiner) carcinogeneren
dative einem carcinogeneren einer carcinogeneren einem carcinogeneren (keinen) carcinogeneren
accusative einen carcinogeneren eine carcinogenere ein carcinogeneres (keine) carcinogeneren
Superlative forms of carcinogen
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am carcinogensten sie ist am carcinogensten es ist am carcinogensten sie sind am carcinogensten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative carcinogenster carcinogenste carcinogenstes carcinogenste
genitive carcinogensten carcinogenster carcinogensten carcinogenster
dative carcinogenstem carcinogenster carcinogenstem carcinogensten
accusative carcinogensten carcinogenste carcinogenstes carcinogenste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der carcinogenste die carcinogenste das carcinogenste die carcinogensten
genitive des carcinogensten der carcinogensten des carcinogensten der carcinogensten
dative dem carcinogensten der carcinogensten dem carcinogensten den carcinogensten
accusative den carcinogensten die carcinogenste das carcinogenste die carcinogensten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein carcinogenster eine carcinogenste ein carcinogenstes (keine) carcinogensten
genitive eines carcinogensten einer carcinogensten eines carcinogensten (keiner) carcinogensten
dative einem carcinogensten einer carcinogensten einem carcinogensten (keinen) carcinogensten
accusative einen carcinogensten eine carcinogenste ein carcinogenstes (keine) carcinogensten

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French carcinogène.

Adjective

carcinogen m or n (feminine singular carcinogenă, masculine plural carcinogeni, feminine and neuter plural carcinogene)

  1. carcinogenic

Declension
Declension of carcinogen
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite carcinogen carcinogenă carcinogeni carcinogene
definite carcinogenul carcinogena carcinogenii carcinogenele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite carcinogen carcinogene carcinogeni carcinogene
definite carcinogenului carcinogenei carcinogenilor carcinogenelor
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