Etymology

genotoxic

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Today it means: Capable of damaging genetic material such as DNA, and thus causing mutations or possibly cancer. Full definition →

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

From geno- + toxic.

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