phototoxic

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adjective

Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.

Similar
phototoxical
OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

adjectivephototoxic (comparative more phototoxic, superlative most phototoxic)

comparative more phototoxic · superlative most phototoxic

  1. medicineCausing damage to the skin when exposed to light.

    Synonyms: phototoxical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCausing damage to the skin when exposed to light.

Similar
phototoxical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  9. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  10. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  11. Latintoxicum
  12. Latintoxicu
  13. Frenchtoxique
  14. Englishtoxic
  15. Englishphototoxic

From photo- + toxic.

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Translations

Czech fototoxický
  • fototoxickýcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Danish fototoksisk
  • fototoksiskcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Dutch fototoxisch
  • fototoxischcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Esperanto fototoksa
  • fototoksacausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
French phototoxique
  • phototoxiquecausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
German phototoxisch, fototoxisch
  • phototoxischcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
  • fototoxischcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Italian fototossico
  • fototossicocausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Latin phototoxicus
  • phototoxicuscausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Norwegian Bokmål fototoksisk
  • fototoksiskcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Polish fototoksyczny
  • fototoksycznycausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Portuguese fototóxico
  • fototóxicocausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Slovak fototoxický
  • fototoxickýcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Spanish fototóxico
  • fototóxicocausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Swedish fototoxisk
  • fototoxiskcausing damage to the skin when exposed to light
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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