carcinogenic Syllabification: (car·cin·o·gen·ic)Pronunciation: /ˌkärsənəˈjenik/Translate carcinogenic | into Italian Definition of carcinogenic adjective having the potential to cause cancer. Derivatives carcinogenicityPronunciation: /-ˌnōjəˈnisitē/ noun carcinogenic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of carcinogenic in the British & World English dictionary