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autotoxicity

autotoxicity noun: self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.

Noun

autotoxicity (usually uncountable, plural autotoxicities)

  1. (usually) Self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
    Synonyms:
    self-toxicity

Synonyms of autotoxicity

  • self-toxicity

Forms of autotoxicity

pluralautotoxicities

Origin of autotoxicity

From auto- + toxicity.

Questions about autotoxicity

What does autotoxicity mean?
Autotoxicity means self-destruction of a species through the production of chemicals that escape into the environment and directly inhibit the growth of that species.
What part of speech is autotoxicity?
Autotoxicity is a noun.
What is the plural of autotoxicity?
The plural of autotoxicity is autotoxicities.

Words near autotoxicity in the dictionary

  1. autotoxemias
  2. autotoxemic
  3. autotoxic
  4. autotoxication
  5. autotoxicities
  6. autotoxicity
  7. autotoxicosis
  8. autotoxicus
  9. autotoxin
  10. autotoxins
  11. autotoxis

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