Main Entry: car·ci·no·gen·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌkärs-^ən-ō-ˈjen-ik\

Function: adjective

: producing or tending to produce cancer <the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals—Journal of the American Medical Association>

—car·ci·no·gen·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

—car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ty \-jə-ˈnis-ət-ē\ noun, plural car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ties