teratogen

IPA: tɛrʌtʌdʒɛn

(teratology) Any agent or substance which can cause malformation of an embryo or birth defects.

Examples of "teratogen" in Sentences

Firstly, the definition of the word, 'teratogen' is thus:
“Potassium iodide is a possible teratogen (causing fetal goiter).”
Aspartame is an abortifacient and teratogen causing birth defects and mental retardation without a warning.
The name for these substances, I now know, is teratogen: an agent that causes malformation of the developing embryo or fetus.
It has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a carcinogen (causes cancer) and by the American Academy of Medicine as a teratogen (causes birth defects).
Regulatory agencies around the world have concluded that glyphosate is not a reproductive toxin or teratogen cause of birth defects based on in-depth review of the comprehensive data sets available.
From 1957 to 1961, pregnant women were prescribed thalidomide for nausea; thalidomide was banned after being proven to be a teratogen (an agent or influence known to cause severe malformities in the developing embryo).
“She told me of a campaign she participated in a few years ago to try to stop the government and transnational timber corporations from spraying Agent Orange, a potent defoliant and teratogen, in the forests of Oregon,” Jensen writes.