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pho·to·car·cino·gen
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photocarcinogennoun
Any substance that becomes a carcinogen on exposure to light.
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Photocarcinogen
A photocarcinogen is a substance which causes cancer following illumination. This destructive effect often results from free radicals generated by the photocarcinogen. Many chemicals that are not carcinogenic can be photocarcinogenic. This can easily be understood from a photochemical perspective: The reactivity of a chemical substance itself might be low, but after illumination it transfers to the excited state. This excited state is chemically much more reactive and therefore potentially harmful to biological tissue. Melanin is not a photocarcinogen, because it dissipates the excitation energy into small amounts of heat. Oxybenzone is suspected owing to its skin penetrating qualities and its production of free radicals.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of photocarcinogen in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of photocarcinogen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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