Meanings
nouncarcinogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural carcinogenicities)
plural carcinogenicities
- countableuncountableThe state or degree of being carcinogenic.
1996 Scott V Wright - Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volume II Some examples of these adverse effects, sometimes called toxic end points, include carcinogenicity (development of cancer), hepatotoxicity (liver damage), […]
Origin
- Englishcarcino-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishcarcinogenic
- Englishcarcinogenicity
From carcinogenic + -ity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 致癌性
- 致癌性 (zhì'áixìng)the state or degree of being carcinogenic
French cancérogénicité
- cancérogénicitéthe state or degree of being carcinogenic
German Kanzerogenität
- Kanzerogenitätthe state or degree of being carcinogenic
Irish carcanaigineacht
- carcanaigineachtthe state or degree of being carcinogenic
Italian carcinogenicità, cancerogenicità
- carcinogenicitàthe state or degree of being carcinogenic
- cancerogenicitàthe state or degree of being carcinogenic
Japanese 発癌性
- 発癌性 (hatsugansei)the state or degree of being carcinogenic
Polish rakotwórczość
- rakotwórczośćthe state or degree of being carcinogenic
Portuguese carcinogenicidade
- carcinogenicidadethe state or degree of being carcinogenic
Cite this entry
APA
carcinogenicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcinogenicity
MLA
“carcinogenicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcinogenicity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carcinogenicity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carcinogenicity.
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