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neurotoxic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, neuroscience, pharmacology, sciences, toxicology

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adjective

Meaning 2

poisonous to nerves or nerve cells

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- 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 *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English neurotoxic From neuro- + toxic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: neurotoksies — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Catalan: neurotòxic — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • French: neurotoxique — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • German: neurotoxisch — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Greek: νευροτοξικός (nevrotoxikós) — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Hungarian: neurotoxikus — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Italian: neurotossico — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Portuguese: neurotóxico — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Romanian: neurotoxic — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
  • Spanish: neurotóxico — having a toxic effect on nerve tissue