cytotoxin

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

noun Immunology, Pharmacology.

a substance that has a toxic effect on certain cells.

Origin of cytotoxin

First recorded in 1900–05; cyto- + toxin

OTHER WORDS FROM cytotoxin

cy·to·tox·ic, adjective

Words nearby cytotoxin

cytothesis, cytotoxic, cytotoxic reaction, cytotoxic t cell, cytotoxicity, cytotoxin, cytotrophoblast, cytotropic, cytotropic antibody, cytotropism, cytozoic

British Dictionary definitions for cytotoxin

cytotoxin
/ (ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪn) /

noun

any substance that is poisonous to living cells

Medical definitions for cytotoxin

cytotoxin
[ sī′tə-tŏk′sĭn ]

n.

A substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells.