Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leukotoxicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leuko-tox-i-c-i-ty
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being leukotoxic.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"leukotoxicity (luko-tok-sis'it-e). Toxicity to leukocytes."
"Finally, Bernheimer et al. have shown a striking correlation between the leukotoxicity of certain strains of streptococci and ability of the same strains to produce DPNase."
"The purpose of the present investigation was to clarify the apparent discrepancy in the literature concerning the leukotoxicity of various streptolysin S preparations, and to study the effect of sublethal doses of streptolysin S on phagocytosis of streptococci by mouse peritoneal macrophages."
"When female lung cancer patients were treated with combinations of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, cisplatin, doxorubicin, and etoposide, they had more severe leukotoxicity when compared to males."

Etymology

From leuko- + toxicity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: leuko

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

leucotoxicity (alternative)

Questions

What does leukotoxicity mean?: The quality of being leukotoxic.
Where does leukotoxicity come from?: From leuko- + toxicity.

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