Question

carcinogenic Although she knows all too well that the tobacco in cigarettes is carcinogenic, she's too addicted to quit. ˌkɑrsənoʊˈʤɛnɪk

Accepted Answer

Producing or causing cancer. It sometimes seems as if the list of carcinogenic substances gets longer every day. A substance such as a food additive that's been in common use for years may unexpectedly show signs of being carcinogenic in laboratory experiments. When that happens, the suspected carcinogen will often have to be withdrawn from the market. When a building material like asbestos turns out to be a carcinogen, it may also have to be physically removed from buildings. English has hundreds of other scientific words ending in -genic (such as allergenic), and in almost all of them the ending means “causing.

word	carcinogenic
definition	Producing or causing cancer.
eg_sentence	Although she knows all too well that the tobacco in cigarettes is carcinogenic, she's too addicted to quit.
explanation	It sometimes seems as if the list of carcinogenic substances gets longer every day. A substance such as a food additive that's been in common use for years may unexpectedly show signs of being carcinogenic in laboratory experiments. When that happens, the suspected carcinogen will often have to be withdrawn from the market. When a building material like asbestos turns out to be a carcinogen, it may also have to be physically removed from buildings. English has hundreds of other scientific words ending in -genic (such as allergenic), and in almost all of them the ending means “causing.
IPA	ˌkɑrsənoʊˈʤɛnɪk

Carcinogenic Ending Producing Causing Cancer Tobacco Cigarettes She's