cocarcinogen

cocarcinogen
co·car·cin·o·gen (kō'kär-sĭnʹə-jən, kō-kärʹsĭn-ə-jĕn') n.
A substance or factor that will not promote cancer by itself but can potentiate cancer when acting with carcinogenic agents.
  co·car'cin·o·genʹic (-sə-nə-jĕnʹĭk) adj.

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