hepatotoxic

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adjective

Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.

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Meanings

adjectivehepatotoxic (comparative more hepatotoxic, superlative most hepatotoxic)

comparative more hepatotoxic · superlative most hepatotoxic

  1. Toxic to the liver; causing hepatotoxicity.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetoxic to the liver

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yókʷr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  4. Ancient Greekἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)
  5. Englishhepato-
  6. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  9. Latintoxicum
  10. Latintoxicu
  11. Frenchtoxique
  12. Englishtoxic
  13. Englishhepatotoxic

From hepato- + toxic.

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Translations

Finnish hepatotoksinen, myrkyllinen maksalle
  • hepatotoksinentoxic to the liver
  • myrkyllinen maksalletoxic to the liver
French hépatotoxique
  • hépatotoxiquetoxic to the liver
German hepatotoxisch
  • hepatotoxischtoxic to the liver
Greek ηπατοτοξικός
  • ηπατοτοξικός (ipatotoxikós)toxic to the liver
Hungarian hepatotoxikus
  • hepatotoxikustoxic to the liver
Italian epatotossico
  • epatotossicotoxic to the liver
Polish hepatotoksyczny
  • hepatotoksycznytoxic to the liver
Romanian hepatotoxic
  • hepatotoxictoxic to the liver
Spanish hepatotóxico
  • hepatotóxicotoxic to the liver
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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