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dermatoxin

dermatoxin noun: any toxic chemical that damages the skin and/or mucous membranes, often leading to necrosis.

Noun

dermatoxin (plural dermatoxins)

  1. Any toxic chemical that damages the skin and/or mucous membranes, often leading to necrosis.

Forms of dermatoxin

pluraldermatoxins

Origin of dermatoxin

From derma- + toxin.

Questions about dermatoxin

What does dermatoxin mean?
Dermatoxin means any toxic chemical that damages the skin and/or mucous membranes, often leading to necrosis.
What part of speech is dermatoxin?
Dermatoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of dermatoxin?
The plural of dermatoxin is dermatoxins.

Words near dermatoxin in the dictionary

  1. dermatovenereology
  2. dermatovenerological
  3. dermatovenerology
  4. dermatoxic
  5. dermatoxicity
  6. dermatoxin
  7. dermatoxins
  8. Dermatozoenwahn
  9. Dermatozoenwahns
  10. dermatrophic
  11. dermatrophy

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