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carcinogen

/kahr-sin-uh-juhn, -jen, kahr-suh-nuh-jen, -noh-/US // kɑrˈsɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈkɑr sə nəˌdʒɛn, -noʊ- //UK // (kɑːˈsɪnədʒən, ˈkɑːsɪnəˌdʒɛn) //

致癌物,致癌物质,致癌物剂,致癌物语

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.

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Examples

  • When the bacteria blooms, it can emit thousands of different kinds of toxins, including saxitoxin, which causes paralysis, and the liver toxin and carcinogen microcystin.

  • She grew to realize that her mom, aunts, and friends all used the skin-lightening creams she’d borrowed after school, many of which contain toxins and even carcinogens.

  • It can cause scalp irritation and hair loss as well as being a known carcinogen.

  • In 2015, the World Health Organization commissioned a report that warned e-cigarettes might damage the lungs and expose users to carcinogens.

  • That’s 200 times higher than the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s recommended risk level for limiting worker exposure to any carcinogen.

  • The coal ash deposits have heavy concentrations of hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen.

  • One study found it to be 30 times more potent a carcinogen.

  • Further, estrogen or carcinogen exposure over a lifetime leads to the development of cancer.