How do you use Carcinogenic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like cancer, plus the exact meaning.
Carcinogenic meaning
Causing or tending to cause cancer.
Synonyms of Carcinogenic
Using Carcinogenic
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing or tending to cause cancer.
- Useful related words include: cancer, malignant neoplastic disease.
- In the example corpus, carcinogenic often appears in combinations such as: be carcinogenic, carcinogenic to, the carcinogenic.
Context around Carcinogenic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Carcinogenic
- In this selection, "carcinogenic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, possibly, highly, disclose, chemicals, dye and chemical stand out and add context to how "carcinogenic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as possibly carcinogenic to humans and to be carcinogenic to humans. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "carcinogenic" sits close to words such as abidjan, acb and achievers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with carcinogenic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fake green peas dyed with carcinogenic sodium metabisulfite. (8 words)
The sweetener has been listed as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”. (10 words)
Also, chemicals used in the fireproof uniforms they wear can be carcinogenic. (12 words)
Home to roughly two-thirds of the nation’s petrochemical industry and a of factories that make plastic and its feedstocks, Texas is a hub for the production of carcinogenic compounds as well as a leader in the movement to weaken regulations of them. (44 words)
The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (2012) revealed that “tyre derived fuel” (TDF) contains several heavy metals such as lead (Pd), zinc (Zn), and Copper (Cu) that could be carcinogenic when exposed to consumers over a long period. (42 words)
The jury found the Oak Brook-based company did not invest in emissions-curbing technology, which would have reduced the amount of carcinogenic gas emitted from its Willowbrook plant, despite knowing the cancer risk ethylene oxide posed to neighbors. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
But—and this is a big but, one cannot lie—it’s still OK to put this carcinogenic dye in stuff that you intentionally put into your mouth like food, dietary supplements, and medications.
Last week, her Congressman, James McGovern, urged the US Government to act and said: “In 2000, DES was classified as carcinogenic to humans.
Many of the samples they took were also full of polychlorinated biphenyls, which are highly carcinogenic chemical compounds that were common before being banned in 2001.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the diseases with the strongest causal connection to exposure to the carcinogenic chemicals in the Camp Lejeune water.
That’s not every stove or every house, but Lebel is quick to make the point that benzene exposure is cumulative over a lifetime and there is no safe level with its carcinogenic impacts.
The jury found the Oak Brook-based company did not invest in emissions-curbing technology, which would have reduced the amount of carcinogenic gas emitted from its Willowbrook plant, despite knowing the cancer risk ethylene oxide posed to neighbors.
The key benefits of circular economy such as reduction in the emission of air pollutants and the release of toxic and carcinogenic chemicals that leach into the environment.
The sweetener has been listed as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.
The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (2012) revealed that “tyre derived fuel” (TDF) contains several heavy metals such as lead (Pd), zinc (Zn), and Copper (Cu) that could be carcinogenic when exposed to consumers over a long period.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) may categorise one of the most commonly used artificial sweeteners, aspartame, as possibly carcinogenic to humans, according to reports.
Also, chemicals used in the fireproof uniforms they wear can be carcinogenic.
In operation since 1987, the law forced companies to disclose carcinogenic materials in everyday consumer products with the aim to reduce exposure.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in liquid smoke are known to be carcinogenic.
Pre-packed meat products: The process of preparing meats like this often incorporates nitrites that have been linked to triggering carcinogenic chemicals.
Though some studies associate Roundup’s key ingredient with cancer, the EPA has regularly concluded it is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.
EPA also reiterated its conclusion that “glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans”, its most favorable rating.
Fake green peas dyed with carcinogenic sodium metabisulfite.
Formaldehyde is one of the many carcinogenic chemicals emitted by fracking operations.
Home to roughly two-thirds of the nation’s petrochemical industry and a of factories that make plastic and its feedstocks, Texas is a hub for the production of carcinogenic compounds as well as a leader in the movement to weaken regulations of them.
Moreover, decrease in some lactic acid bacteria, known for their beneficial health effects, including anti-carcinogenic properties was seen.
Common combinations with carcinogenic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- be carcinogenic 13×
- carcinogenic to 10×
- the carcinogenic 7×
- carcinogenic chemicals 7×
- carcinogenic potential 6×
- are carcinogenic 6×
- possibly carcinogenic 5×
- of carcinogenic 5×
- carcinogenic compounds 4×
- carcinogenic and 4×