Synonyms for carcinogen
kɑrˈsɪn ə dʒəncar·cino·gen

Princeton's WordNet

1. carcinogennoun

   any substance that produces cancer

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1. List of paraphrases for "carcinogen":

   carcinogenicity, potency

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1. Margaret Karagas:

   Arsenic is a known carcinogen that can influence risk of cardiovascular, immune and other diseases, there’s a growing body of evidence that even relatively low levels of exposure may have adverse health impacts on young children including on growth, immunity and neurodevelopment.

2. Dan Corcoran:

   It's tasteless, you can't see it, but what the EPA has identified is long-term exposure to these disinfection byproducts, chronic exposure can actually be a carcinogen, it's a nationwide issue and it's an evolving science.

3. Maura Healey:

   Asbestos is a known carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of people every year, yet the Trump administration is choosing to ignore the very serious health risks it poses, there's too much at stake to let the EPA ignore the danger that deadly asbestos poses to our communities, including to workers and children.

4. David Sugerman of Portland:

   They have a variety of health problems and they are as well concerned about future health issues from this carcinogen and toxin that they were contaminated by, kBR told them it was safe as long as they didn't bathe in it, and there are a number of guys that have very serious health problems.

5. Kurt Straif:

   There are stakeholders on various sides that want to make it look ridiculous, there are activist groups who want to say, 'This is now an IARC carcinogen and we need to take all actions against it'. And then there is a third dimension – the media, who have their own interests in being sensational.