Etymology

genotoxin

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Today it means: Any substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer. Full definition →

English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)
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  1. Englishgeno-
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Englishtoxin
  6. English todaygenotoxin

From geno- + toxin.

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