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noun
Any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
any substance that has a toxic effect on cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: toxin
Narrower terms: enterotoxin
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English cytotoxin From cyto- + toxin.
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