The Clydesdale is a draft horse breed from Lanarkshire, Scotland, and its name was inspired by the River Clyde. The Clydesdaleâs history goes back to the mid-1700s, when native stocks were mated with larger Flemish horses and then selected for use in agriculture and for all types of heavy hauling, including transport through the streets of Glasgow.
Definition. 1  A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer (or is believed to cause cancer). 2  A carcinogenic material is one that is known to cause cancer. 3  The process of forming cancer cells from normal cells or carcinomas is called carcinogenesis. A carcinogenic material is one that is known to cause cancer. 2  The process of forming cancer cells from normal cells or carcinomas is called carcinogenesis.
You may have heard that a substance is a carcinogen or is carcinogenic. What does this mean? How do we know that something can cause cancer? Definition. A carcinogen is defined as something that can directly cause cancer. This can be a chemical substance, a virus, or even the medications and radiation we use to treat cancer. While many cancers are caused by a carcinogen or combination of carcinogens, the tendency to develop cancer may also be inherited as part of our genome.