excitotoxic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to excitotoxicity

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

adjectiveexcitotoxic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to excitotoxicity
  2. not comparableCharacteristic of an excitotoxin

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neuroexcitotoxic

Origin

  1. Englishexcito-
  2. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  4. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  5. Latintoxicum
  6. Latintoxicu
  7. Frenchtoxique
  8. Englishtoxic
  9. Englishexcitotoxic

From excito- + toxic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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