carcinogeen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed probably from German karzinogen, otherwise from French carcinogène.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
carcinogeen (not comparable)
- carcinogenic [from 1920s], causing cancer.
- Synonym: kankerverwekkend
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of carcinogeen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | carcinogeen | |||
| inflected | carcinogene | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | carcinogeen | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | carcinogene | ||
| n. sing. | carcinogeen | |||
| plural | carcinogene | |||
| definite | carcinogene | |||
| partitive | carcinogeens | |||
Noun[edit]
carcinogeen n (plural carcinogenen)
- A carcinogenic substance.