carcinogen Syllabification: (car·cin·o·gen)Pronunciation: /kärˈsinəjən, ˈkärsənəˌjen/Translate carcinogen | into Italian Definition of carcinogen noun a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue. Origin: mid 19th century: from an abbreviation of carcinoma + -gencarcinogen in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of carcinogen in the British & World English dictionary
