Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytotoxic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: cy-to-tox-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.

adj

Of or relating to cytotoxicity.

noun

Any cytotoxic substance; a cytotoxin.

Example Sentences

"A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities."
"Current chemotherapies for cancer are mostly cytotoxics with serious side effects and high incidence of drug resistance."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English cytotoxic From cyto- + toxic.

Inflected Forms

more cytotoxic (comparative) most cytotoxic (superlative) cytotoxics (plural)

Derived Forms

anticytotoxic autocytotoxic cardiocytotoxic cytotoxically cytotoxicant cytotoxicity exocytotoxic hepatocytotoxic hypercytotoxic hypocytotoxic immunocytotoxic lymphocytotoxic

Phrases

cytotoxic reaction cytotoxic T cell

Antonyms

noncytotoxic

Questions

What does cytotoxic mean?: Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.
Where does cytotoxic come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos)lbor. English cyto- Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English cytotoxic From cyto- + toxic.

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