cytotoxicity

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noun

The property of being toxic to a cell.

Opposite
cytocompatibility
OriginEnglish toxicity ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nouncytotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural cytotoxicities)

plural cytotoxicities

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe property of being toxic to a cell.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
cytocompatibility

Origin

  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. Englishtoxicity
  11. Englishcytotoxicity

From cyto- + toxicity.

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Cite this entry
APA

cytotoxicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytotoxicity

MLA

“cytotoxicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytotoxicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytotoxicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytotoxicity.

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