immunotoxic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an immunotoxin; toxic to the immune system

OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

adjectiveimmunotoxic (comparative more immunotoxic, superlative most immunotoxic)

comparative more immunotoxic · superlative most immunotoxic

  1. immunologyOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of an immunotoxin; toxic to the immune system

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  15. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  16. Latintoxicum
  17. Latintoxicu
  18. Frenchtoxique
  19. Englishtoxic
  20. Englishimmunotoxic

From immuno- + toxic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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