cytotoxic

English

Etymology

From cyto- +‎ toxic.

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Adjective

cytotoxic (comparative more cytotoxic, superlative most cytotoxic)

  1. Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.
  2. Of or relating to cytotoxicity.
    • 2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins‎[1], volume 7, →DOI:
      A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.

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Noun

cytotoxic (plural cytotoxics)

  1. Any cytotoxic substance; a cytotoxin.
    • 2015 August 27, “A Novel Isoquinoline Derivative Anticancer Agent and Its Targeted Delivery to Tumor Cells Using Transferrin-Conjugated Liposomes”, in PLOS ONE‎[2], →DOI:
      Current chemotherapies for cancer are mostly cytotoxics with serious side effects and high incidence of drug resistance.
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