carcinogenic
[kɑ:sinə'dʒənik]
a. 致癌, 癌

[医] 致癌

1. Some industrial chemicals can be very toxic or carcinogenic.
   些品毒性致癌质。
2. The addition of alkyl groups to PAHs enhances the carcinogenic potential of these compounds.
   烷环系些合致癌。
3. Four, five and six ring PAHs have greater carcinogenic potential than do two, three or seven ring PAHs.
   ，环环，环环更致癌。

carcinogenic
[ adj ]
causing or tending to cause cancer
<adj.pert>
the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals



carcinogenic \car`cin*o*gen"ic\
(k[aum]r`s[i^]n*[-o]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), adj.
Causing or tending to cause cancer; as, the carcinogenic
action of certain chemicals or of ionizing radiation. --
{car`cin*o*gen*ic"i*ty}, n.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]