Meanings
adjectivenephrotoxic (comparative more nephrotoxic, superlative most nephrotoxic)
comparative more nephrotoxic · superlative most nephrotoxic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveToxic to the kidneys.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectivetoxic to the kidney
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
- Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
- Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
- Englishnephro-
- Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
- Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
- Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
- Latintoxicum
- Latintoxicu
- Frenchtoxique
- Englishtoxic
- Englishnephrotoxic
Translations
Finnish nefrotoksinen
- nefrotoksinenpoisonous to kidney tissue
French néphrotoxique
- néphrotoxiquepoisonous to kidney tissue
German nephrotoxisch
- nephrotoxischpoisonous to kidney tissue
Hungarian nefrotoxikus, vesetoxikus
- nefrotoxikuspoisonous to kidney tissue
- vesetoxikuspoisonous to kidney tissue
Portuguese nefrotóxico
- nefrotóxicopoisonous to kidney tissue
Swedish nefrotoxisk
- nefrotoxiskpoisonous to kidney tissue
Cite this entry
APA
nephrotoxic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrotoxic
MLA
“nephrotoxic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrotoxic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nephrotoxic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nephrotoxic.
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