photocarcinogen

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noun

Any substance that becomes a carcinogen on exposure to light.

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Meanings

nounphotocarcinogen (plural photocarcinogens)

plural photocarcinogens

  1. Any substance that becomes a carcinogen on exposure to light.

    So I brought it to campus for testing and turns out there was a suspected endocrine disrupter and a photocarcinogen — a chemical that, when exposed to sunlight, has a carcinogenic potential to it.

    2009 May 21, Julie Scelfo, “Apply These Product Ratings Generously”, in New York Times

Origin

From photo- + carcinogen.

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APA

photocarcinogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocarcinogen

MLA

“photocarcinogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocarcinogen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocarcinogen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocarcinogen.

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