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helminthotoxic

helminthotoxic adjective: toxic to helminths.

Adjective

helminthotoxic (comparative more helminthotoxic, superlative most helminthotoxic)

  1. toxic to helminths
    • Eosinophils have long been traditionally thought to function solely as terminal effector cells in Th2 immune responses, including exerting helminthotoxic activity against parasites.2015 October 9, “Purinergic P2Y12 Receptor Activation in Eosinophils and the Schistosomal Host Response”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of helminthotoxic

comparativemore helminthotoxic
superlativemost helminthotoxic

Questions about helminthotoxic

What does helminthotoxic mean?
Helminthotoxic means toxic to helminths.
What part of speech is helminthotoxic?
Helminthotoxic is an adjective.

Words near helminthotoxic in the dictionary

  1. helminthosis
  2. helminthosporal
  3. helminthosporic
  4. helminthosporin
  5. helminthosporoid
  6. helminthotoxic
  7. helminthotoxin
  8. helminthotoxins
  9. helminthous
  10. helminths
  11. helmitol

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