cocarcinogen

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co·car·cin·o·gen

(kō′kär-sĭn′ə-jən, kō-kär′sĭn-ə-jĕn′)

A substance or factor that will not promote cancer by itself but can potentiate cancer when acting with carcinogenic agents.

co·car′cin·o·gen′ic (-sə-nə-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

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cocarcinogen

(ˌkəʊkɑːˈsɪnədʒən; ˌkəʊˈkɑːsɪnəˌdʒɛn)

a substance that can promote cancer when acting with other substances, but which does not promote cancer by itself

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коканцероген

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