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excitotoxic

excitotoxic adjective: of or pertaining to excitotoxicity.

Adjective

excitotoxic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to excitotoxicity
  2. Characteristic of an excitotoxin

Origin of excitotoxic

From excito- + toxic.

Words formed from excitotoxic

Questions about excitotoxic

What does excitotoxic mean?
Excitotoxic means of or pertaining to excitotoxicity.
What part of speech is excitotoxic?
Excitotoxic is an adjective.

Words near excitotoxic in the dictionary

  1. excitors
  2. excitory
  3. excitosecretory
  4. excitosome
  5. excitosomes
  6. excitotoxic
  7. excitotoxically
  8. excitotoxicity
  9. excitotoxin
  10. excitotoxins
  11. excitotoxity

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