anticarcinogen

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noun

Any substance that reduces the occurrence or severity of cancers.

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Meanings

nounanticarcinogen (plural anticarcinogens)

plural anticarcinogens

  1. medicineAny substance that reduces the occurrence or severity of cancers.

Origin

From anti- + carcinogen.

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Translations

Finnish antikarsinogeeni
  • antikarsinogeeniany substance that reduces the occurrence of cancers
French anticarcinogène
  • anticarcinogèneany substance that reduces the occurrence of cancers
German Antikarzinogen
  • Antikarzinogenany substance that reduces the occurrence of cancers
Portuguese anticarcinógeno
  • anticarcinógenoany substance that reduces the occurrence of cancers
Cite this entry
APA

anticarcinogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticarcinogen

MLA

“anticarcinogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticarcinogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticarcinogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticarcinogen.

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