Organo-halide Carcinogen

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Organo-halide Carcinogen Definition

A compound with carcinogenic activity that has a carbon-based backbone that may be a cyclic or non-cyclic structure with single, double or triple bonds and can have other elements besides hydrogen incorporated in its structure but has at least one halogen (chloride, bromide, fluoride, iodide, and astatine) atom substituted for one of the hydrogen atoms. (NCI05)

Organo-halide Carcinogen Synonyms

Terms in Organo-halide Carcinogen category

BBMP
Bis Chloromethyl Ether
Carcinogenic Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Carcinogenic Halogenated Hydrocarbon
Chloromethyl Methyl Ether
Halogenated Ring Carcinogen
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin