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ultraviolet

English

Etymology

From ultra- +? violet.

Adjective

ultraviolet (comparative more ultraviolet, superlative most ultraviolet)

  1. of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre

Translations

Noun

ultraviolet (countable and uncountable, plural ultraviolets)

  1. Ultraviolet colour.

Translations

See also

  • ultraviolet radiation

French

Etymology

From ultra- +? violet

Adjective

ultraviolet (feminine singular ultraviolette, masculine plural ultraviolets, feminine plural ultraviolettes)

  1. ultraviolet

Noun

ultraviolet m (plural ultraviolets)

  1. ultraviolet (light)

Further reading

  • “ultraviolet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French ultraviolet.

Adjective

ultraviolet m or n (feminine singular ultraviolet?, masculine plural ultraviole?i, feminine and neuter plural ultraviolete)

  1. ultraviolet

Declension

ultraviolet From the web:

  • what ultraviolet radiation
  • what ultraviolet light looks like
  • what ultraviolet looks like
  • what ultraviolet rays
  • what's ultraviolet light
  • what's ultraviolet used for
  • ultraviolet meaning
  • what ultraviolet radiation used for


carcinogen

English

Etymology

From carcino- +? -gen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k???s?n?d??n/

Noun

carcinogen (plural carcinogens)

  1. A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
    • 1995, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, "Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention," New York Times, 26 Oct. (retrieved 19 Oct. 2009):
      We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • carcinoid
  • carcinology
  • carcinoma

Translations

Further reading

  • carcinogen at OneLook Dictionary Search

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

carcinogen (comparative carcinogener, superlative am carcinogensten)

  1. Alternative spelling of karzinogen

Declension


Romanian

Etymology

From French carcinogène

Adjective

carcinogen m or n (feminine singular carcinogen?, masculine plural carcinogeni, feminine and neuter plural carcinogene)

  1. carcinogenic

Declension

carcinogen From the web:

  • what carcinogens
  • what carcinogens are in cigarettes
  • what carcinogen promotes colon cancer
  • what carcinogens cause cancer
  • what carcinogen causes colon cancer
  • what carcinogen causes the most cancer
  • what carcinogenic means
  • what carcinogens cause lung cancer
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