carcinogenic

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carcinogenic — adjective

  • carcinogenicpositive
  • more carcinogeniccomparative
  • most carcinogenicsuperlative

1. able to cause cancer; used about substances such as tobacco smoke, asbestos, or

1.形容詞C1
釋義

able to cause cancer; used about substances such as tobacco smoke, asbestos, or certain chemicals.

例句

Scientists warned that the smoke from burning plastic is highly carcinogenic.

highly + carcinogenic (degree adverb, predicative)

Ishaan removed the carcinogenic paint from his grandmother's old kitchen walls.

carcinogenic + noun (attributive use)

同義詞
  • cancer-causing

    plain everyday equivalent; common in news and health warnings

  • oncogenic

    more technical; often used of viruses or genes that trigger tumour growth

  • mutagenic

    causes changes in DNA, which may but does not always lead to cancer

反義詞

文法句型

highly + carcinogenic

potentially carcinogenic

用法筆記

Works both attributively (carcinogenic chemicals) and predicatively (the fumes are carcinogenic). Frequently modified by degree adverbs such as highly, potentially, or mildly to show how strong the cancer risk is.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor removed a carcinogenic tumour from his lung.
✅The doctor removed a cancerous tumour from his lung.
💡'cancerous' describes something that is cancer; 'carcinogenic' describes something that causes it.
❌Cigarette smoke contains many carcinogenic.
✅Cigarette smoke contains many carcinogens.
💡'carcinogenic' is an adjective; the noun for a cancer-causing substance is 'carcinogen'.