What does "carcinogen" mean?

A substance or agent that can cause cancer.

How do you pronounce "carcinogen"?

Pronounced //kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən//.

Common synonyms include: cancer agent, cancer hazard, carcinogen class, carcinogenic substance, hazard class, oncogenic agent.

/kɑɹˈsɪnəd͡ʒən/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
"We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides."
2
any substance that produces cancer wordnet

"DDT is a carcinogen which was commonly used in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s."

From carcino- + -gen.