hepatotoxin

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noun

Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity

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

nounhepatotoxin (plural hepatotoxins)

plural hepatotoxins

  1. Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*yêkʷər
  2. Ancient Greekἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)
  3. Englishhepato-
  4. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  5. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  6. Latintoxicum
  7. Englishtoxin
  8. Englishhepatotoxin

From hepato- + toxin.

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Translations

Finnish maksatoksiini, hepatotoksiini
  • maksatoksiinisubstance that causes hepatotoxicity
  • hepatotoksiinisubstance that causes hepatotoxicity
Cite this entry
APA

hepatotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatotoxin

MLA

“hepatotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatotoxin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hepatotoxin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hepatotoxin.

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