neurotoxic

[ noor-oh-tok-sik, nyoor- ]

adjective

poisonous to nerve tissue, as to the brain or spinal cord.

Origin of neurotoxic

¹

First recorded in 1900–05; neuro- + toxic

Words Nearby neurotoxic

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How to use neurotoxic in a sentence

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