Meanings
adjectiveanticarcinogenic (comparative more anticarcinogenic, superlative most anticarcinogenic)
comparative more anticarcinogenic · superlative most anticarcinogenic
- tending to inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen or the development of carcinoma.
nounanticarcinogenic (plural anticarcinogenics)
plural anticarcinogenics
- alternativeAlternative form of anticarcinogen.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Dutch anticarcinogeen, anticarcinogene
- anticarcinogeentending to inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen
- anticarcinogenetending to inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen
Portuguese anticarcinogénico, anticarcinogênico
- anticarcinogénicotending to inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen
- anticarcinogênicotending to inhibit or prevent the activity of a carcinogen
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anticarcinogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticarcinogenic
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“anticarcinogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticarcinogenic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticarcinogenic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticarcinogenic.
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