Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exocytotoxic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-o-cy-to-tox-ic
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cytotoxic outside of the cell that produced the cytotoxin.

Example Sentences

"The lethal effect of Etx, characterized by sudden death and, in some cases, acute neurological signs [7 ], has mainly been associated with general edema, also leading to a glutamate-mediated exocytotoxic effect and neuronal death [7 –9 ]."

Etymology

From exo- + cytotoxic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: exo

Questions

What does exocytotoxic mean?: Cytotoxic outside of the cell that produced the cytotoxin.
Where does exocytotoxic come from?: From exo- + cytotoxic.

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