neurotoxicity

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noun

The state or property of being neurotoxic.

UncommonScrabble 25

Meanings

nounneurotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural neurotoxicities)

plural neurotoxicities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or property of being neurotoxic.
    1 more example

    It has been shown that PQQ could be involved in the treatment of neurological and psychical disorders. For example, it was demonstrated to have excellent neuroprotective efficacy in vitro and in vivo models of NMDAR-mediated or other neurotoxicant, such as methylmercury and 6-hydroxydopamine, induced neurotoxicity and electrical responses [4], to reduce the infarct size in animals with hypoxia and ischemia [5], to protect hippocampal neurons from the increase of the intracellular Ca²⁺ level and to be effective in an animal model of epilepsy [6].

    2010 October 10, Yanyan Kong et al., “Preparation of 99mTc-PQQ and preliminary biological evaluation for the NMDA receptor”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 287, →DOI, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025

Origin

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

From neuro- + toxicity.

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Translations

Greek νευροτοξικότητα
  • νευροτοξικότητα (nevrotoxikótita)the state or property of being neurotoxic
Irish néarthocsaineacht
  • néarthocsaineachtthe state or property of being neurotoxic
Polish neurotoksyczność
  • neurotoksycznośćthe state or property of being neurotoxic
Portuguese neurotoxicidade
  • neurotoxicidadethe state or property of being neurotoxic
Spanish neurotoxicidad
  • neurotoxicidadthe state or property of being neurotoxic
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APA

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

Chicago

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

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