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cytotoxin

American

[sahy-tuh-tok-sin] / ˌsaɪ təˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

Immunology, Pharmacology.

a substance that has a toxic effect on certain cells.

cytotoxin British

/ ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪn /

noun

any substance that is poisonous to living cells

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cytotoxic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of cytotoxin

First recorded in 1900–05; cyto- + toxin

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It turned out to be a cytotoxin, a cell poison with the strange selective trick of attacking some cells more than others.

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