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cytotoxic

adj, noun — 3 senses

cytotoxic

adj

Etymology From cyto- + toxic.

1

Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.

2

Of or relating to cytotoxicity.

  • A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI:
Antonyms
noncytotoxic
Derived terms
anticytotoxic, autocytotoxic, cardiocytotoxic, cytotoxically, cytotoxicant, cytotoxicity, cytotoxic reaction, cytotoxic T cell, exocytotoxic, hepatocytotoxic, hypercytotoxic, hypocytotoxic, immunocytotoxic, lymphocytotoxic, melanocytotoxic, microcytotoxic, myocytotoxic, nanocytotoxic, neurocytotoxic, noncytotoxic, photocytotoxic, precytotoxic, subcytotoxic

cytotoxic

noun

Etymology From cyto- + toxic.

1

Any cytotoxic substance; a cytotoxin.

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

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