kanzerogen
Translation
carcinogenic, cancer-causing
Examples
Kanzerogene Stoffe können Krebs verursachen.
Carcinogenic substances can cause cancer.
Er vermeidet kanzerogene Lebensmittel.
He avoids carcinogenic foods.
Grammar Patterns
a carcinogenic substance Smoking releases many carcinogenic substances.
Similar Words
giftig (toxic), schädlich (harmful); Antonym: unschädlich (harmless)
Etymology
Composed of 'Kanzer' (cancer, from Latin 'cancer') + '-gen' (producing, from Greek '-genes').
Memory Tips
'Kanzer' sounds like 'cancer'. '-gen' is like 'generate'. So, 'cancer-generating'.