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leukotoxicity

leukotoxicity noun: the quality of being leukotoxic.

Noun

leukotoxicity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being leukotoxic.
    • leukotoxicity (luko-tok-sis'it-e). Toxicity to leukocytes.1916, The American illustrated medical dictionary, page 557
    • Finally, Bernheimer et al. have shown a striking correlation between the leukotoxicity of certain strains of streptococci and ability of the same strains to produce DPNase.1959, The journal of immunology, volume 83, number 1, page 83

Forms of leukotoxicity

alternative formleucotoxicity

Origin of leukotoxicity

From leuko- + toxicity.

Questions about leukotoxicity

What does leukotoxicity mean?
Leukotoxicity means the quality of being leukotoxic.
What part of speech is leukotoxicity?
Leukotoxicity is a noun.

Words near leukotoxicity in the dictionary

  1. leukotome
  2. leukotomes
  3. leukotomies
  4. leukotomy
  5. leukotoxic
  6. leukotoxicity
  7. leukotoxigenic
  8. leukotoxin
  9. leukotoxins
  10. leukotrienase
  11. leukotrienases

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