cancérigène

French

Etymology

From cancer +‎ -i- +‎ -gène.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.se.ʁi.ʒɛn/
• Homophone: cancérigènes
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Adjective

cancérigène (plural cancérigènes)

1. carcinogenic (causing or tending to cause cancer)

   Synonym: carcinogène

Further reading

• “cancérigène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.