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ultraviolet
English
Etymology
From ultra- +? violet.
Adjective
ultraviolet (comparative more ultraviolet, superlative most ultraviolet)
- 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)
- Ultraviolet colour.
Translations
See also
- ultraviolet radiation
French
Etymology
From ultra- +? violet
Adjective
ultraviolet (feminine singular ultraviolette, masculine plural ultraviolets, feminine plural ultraviolettes)
- ultraviolet
Noun
ultraviolet m (plural ultraviolets)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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):
Derived terms
Related terms
- carcinoid
- carcinology
- carcinoma
Translations
Further reading
- carcinogen at OneLook Dictionary Search
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
carcinogen (comparative carcinogener, superlative am carcinogensten)
- 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)
- 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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