致癌物

Mandarin · pinyin zhì ái wù

Meanings

  1. carcinogen
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致
zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
癌
ái · cancer; marmoset
物
wù · thing, substance, creature
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4–2–4 · zhi4 ai2 wu4

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noun

  1. carcinogen

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