Etymology

cytotoxic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin. Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  4. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  5. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  6. Latintoxicum
  7. Latintoxicu
  8. Frenchtoxique
  9. Englishtoxic
  10. English todaycytotoxic

From cyto- + toxic.

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