CARCINOGENS

Meaning of CARCINOGENS in English

Substances that cause cancer

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NITROSAMINE — noun Date: 1878 any of various organic compounds which are characterized by the grouping NNO and some of which are …
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AMES TEST — noun Etymology: Bruce N. Ames b1928 American biochemist Date: 1976 a test for identifying potential carcinogens by studying their mutagenic …
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VARMUS, HAROLD (ELLIOT) — born Dec. 18, 1939, Oceanside, N.Y., U.S. U.S. virologist. He joined the faculty of UC–San Francisco in 1970. With J. …
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NITRITE — Any salt or ester of nitrous acid (HNO 2 ). The salts are inorganic compounds with ion (NO 2 - …
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FIBIGER, JOHANNES ANDREAS GRIB — born April 23, 1867, Silkeborg, Den. died Jan. 30, 1928, Copenhagen Danish pathologist. He found that rats that had suffered …
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CARCINOGEN — Agent that can cause cancer . Exposure to one or more carcinogens, including certain chemicals, radiation, and certain viruses, can …
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CANCER — I. ˈkan(t)sə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun Etymology: Middle English, Cancer (sign of the zodiac), from Latin, crab, cancer; akin to Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMES TEST — ˈāmz- noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after Bruce Nathan Ames b 1928 American biochemist : a test for identifying …
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COCARCINOGEN — (ˈ)kō+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: co- + carcinogen : an agent that acts synergistically with one or more carcinogens …
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SODIUM NITRITE — 1. Chem. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: …
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TUMOURIGENIC — adj. (Medicine) capable of causing tumors, causing tumors (used esp. to describe cells or carcinogens)
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TUMORIGENIC — adj. (Medicine) capable of causing tumors, causing tumors (used esp. to describe cells or carcinogens)
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POLYNUCLEAR — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1908 : chemically polycyclic especially with respect to the benzene ring — used chiefly …
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NITROSAMINE — noun Date: 1878 : any of various organic compounds which are characterized by the grouping NNO and some of which …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMES TEST — noun Etymology: Bruce N. Ames b 1928 American biochemist Date: 1976 : a test for identifying potential carcinogens by studying …
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POLYNUCLEAR — [poly.nu.cle.ar] adj [ISV] (1908): chemically polycyclic esp. with respect to the benzene ring--used chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons that are important …
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NITROS- [NITROS-] OR NITROSO- COMB FORM [NL NITROSUS NITROUS]: CONTAINING THE GROUP NO "NITROSAMINE" — nitrosamine [ni.tro.sa.mine] n (1878): any of various organic compounds which are characterized by the grouping NNO and some of which …
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AMES TEST — [Ames test] n [Bruce N. Ames b1928 Am. biochemist] (1977): a test for identifying potential carcinogens by studying their mutagenic …
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ONCOGENE — genetic material that carries the ability to induce cancer. An oncogene is a sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that has …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARCINOGEN — any of a number of agents that can cause cancer, including chemicals, radiation, and viruses. Exposure to such agents, singly …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: ENVIRONMENT — Gardening In 2000 home gardeners continued to purchase plants rather than grow them from seed. In addition, buyers grouped annuals, …
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VARMUS, HAROLD — born Dec. 18, 1939, Oceanside, N.Y., U.S. in full Harold Elliot Varmus American virologist and cowinner (with J. Michael Bishop) …
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FIBIGER, JOHANNES — born April 23, 1867, Silkeborg, Den. died Jan. 30, 1928, Copenhagen Fibiger in full Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger Danish pathologist …
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BISHOP, J. MICHAEL — born Feb. 22, 1936, York, Pa., U.S. in full John Michael Bishop American virologist and co-winner (with Harold Varmus) of …
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CARCINOGEN — ( carcinogens) A carcinogen is a substance which can cause cancer. ( MEDICAL ) N-COUNT
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CARCINOGEN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And officials of federal, international and California agencies regard it as a potential or probable …
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CANCER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cancer cell ▪ Already there are many treatments which destroy cancer cells. a cancer …
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CARCINOGEN — n. Agent that can cause cancer . Exposure to one or more carcinogens, including certain chemicals, radiation, and certain viruses, …
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VARMUS, HAROLD ELLIOT — v. born Dec. 18, 1939, Oceanside, N.Y., U.S. U.S. virologist. He joined the faculty of UCSan Francisco in 1970. With …
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VARMUS, HAROLD — v. born Dec. 18, 1939, Oceanside, N.Y., U.S. U.S. virologist. He joined the faculty of UCSan Francisco in 1970. With …
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