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genotoxicology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of toxicology that deals with the genetic effects of toxic substances, especially to the production of mutation by chemical means

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Etymology tree English geno- French toxicologieder. English toxicology English genotoxicology From geno- + toxicology.