genotoxic

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adjective

Capable of damaging genetic material such as DNA, and thus causing mutations or possibly cancer.

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

adjectivegenotoxic (comparative more genotoxic, superlative most genotoxic)

comparative more genotoxic · superlative most genotoxic

  1. medicineCapable of damaging genetic material such as DNA, and thus causing mutations or possibly cancer.

Origin

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

From geno- + toxic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

toxogenic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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