neurotoxic

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adjective

Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveneurotoxic (comparative more neurotoxic, superlative most neurotoxic)

comparative more neurotoxic · superlative most neurotoxic

  1. medicineHaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  8. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  9. Latintoxicum
  10. Latintoxicu
  11. Frenchtoxique
  12. Englishtoxic
  13. Englishneurotoxic

From neuro- + toxic.

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Translations

Afrikaans neurotoksies
  • neurotoksieshaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Catalan neurotòxic
  • neurotòxichaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
French neurotoxique
  • neurotoxiquehaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
German neurotoxisch
  • neurotoxischhaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Greek νευροτοξικός
  • νευροτοξικός (nevrotoxikós)having a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Hungarian neurotoxikus
  • neurotoxikushaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Italian neurotossico
  • neurotossicohaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Portuguese neurotóxico
  • neurotóxicohaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Romanian neurotoxic
  • neurotoxichaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Spanish neurotóxico
  • neurotóxicohaving a toxic effect on nerve tissue
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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