genotoxin

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noun

Any substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer.

OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

noungenotoxin (plural genotoxins)

plural genotoxins

  1. medicineAny substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer.

Origin

  1. Englishgeno-
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Englishtoxin
  6. Englishgenotoxin

From geno- + toxin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

toxogenin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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