Carcinogenic and Cancerous

Carcinogenic

Carcinogenic adjective - Causing or tending to cause cancer.

Cancerous and carcinogenic are semantically related In some cases you can use "Cancerous" instead an adjective "Carcinogenic".

Nearby Word: carcinogen

Cancerous

Cancerous adjective - Relating to or affected with cancer.
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Synonyms for Cancerous

Carcinogenic and cancerous are semantically related in malignant topic. You can use "Carcinogenic" instead an adjective "Cancerous".

Nearby Word: cancer
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