It also has been linked to high blood cancer in adults and is a probably human carcinogen.
Cadmium is a carcinogen and long-term exposure leads to kidney and bone damage.
The standard dry-cleaning solvent, perchloroethylene, is a groundwater contaminant and probable human carcinogen.
If absorbed in moderate doses only, it can be a carcinogen.
It has been found to be a potential carcinogen and to be toxic to the nervous system.
One of the chemicals is believed to be a carcinogen.
But methanol is corrosive and extremely toxic, and petrol is both a carcinogen and easily ignited.
The harmful compounds in petroleum absent from renewable diesel include benzene, which becomes an airborne carcinogen when burned.
And benzene wasn't the only deadly carcinogen the plant was spewing.
It is reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen in humans, based on experiments with animals.
British Dictionary definitions for carcinogen
carcinogen
/kɑːˈsɪnədʒən; ˈkɑːsɪnəˌdʒɛn/
noun
1.
(pathol) any substance that produces cancer
Derived Forms
carcinogenic, adjective carcinogenicity, noun
Word Origin
C20: from Greek karkinoscancer + -gen
Word Origin and History for carcinogen
n.
"cancer-causing substance," 1853, from carcinoma + -gen.
carcinogen in Medicine
carcinogen car·cin·o·gen (kär-sĭn'ə-jən, kär'sə-nə-jěn') n. A cancer-causing substance or agent.
car'cin·o·gen'ic (kär'sə-nə-jěn'ĭk) adj.
carcinogen in Science
carcinogen
(kär-sĭn'ə-jən) A substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure so that they multiply continuously and become malignant. Asbestos, DDT, and tobacco smoke are examples of carcinogens.