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致癌物质

zhì ái wù zhìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
carcinogen / cancer causing substance
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-92141a7beeaf0d08. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

致癌物質 致癌物质 [zhi4 ai2 wu4 zhi4] /carcinogen/cancer causing substance/

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Other forms in these source records: 致癌物質

  • 致
    zhì

    (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite / (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey / (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently

  • 癌
    ái

    cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

  • 质
    zhì

    character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhí]

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