CYTOTOXIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any substance that has a toxic effect on cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cytotoxin" is a kind of...):

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cytotoxin"):

enterotoxin (a cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa)

Derivation:

cytotoxic (of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells)

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