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carcinogenicity en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English carcino- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English carcinogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English carcinogenicity From carcinogenic + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state or degree of being carcinogenic.
    • 1996 Scott V Wright - Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume II Some examples of these adverse effects, sometimes called toxic end points, include carcinogenicity (development of cancer), hepatotoxicity (liver damage), […]

Forms

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carcinogenicities Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

photocarcinogenicity · hepatocarcinogenicity

Translations (9)

de Kanzerogenität (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · ja 発癌性 (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · it carcinogenicità (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · ga carcanaigineacht (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · pl rakotwórczość (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · pt carcinogenicidade (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · cmn 致癌性 (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · it cancerogenicità (the state or degree of being carcinogenic) · fr cancérogénicité (the state or degree of being carcinogenic)