CARCINOGENIC

carcinogenic

(adjective) causing or tending to cause cancer; “the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

carcinogenic (comparative more carcinogenic, superlative most carcinogenic)

Causing or tending to cause cancer.

Synonym: cancerogenic

Noun

carcinogenic (plural carcinogenics)

synonym of carcinogen

Source: Wiktionary



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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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