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phototoxic

phototoxic adjective: causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.

Adjective

phototoxic (comparative more phototoxic, superlative most phototoxic)

  1. Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.
    Synonyms:
    phototoxical

Synonyms of phototoxic

  • phototoxical

Forms of phototoxic

comparativemore phototoxic
superlativemost phototoxic

Origin of phototoxic

From photo- + toxic.

Words formed from phototoxic

Questions about phototoxic

What does phototoxic mean?
Phototoxic means causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.
What part of speech is phototoxic?
Phototoxic is an adjective.

Words near phototoxic in the dictionary

  1. phototopographic
  2. phototopographical
  3. phototopographically
  4. phototopography
  5. phototourism
  6. phototoxic
  7. phototoxicities
  8. phototoxicity
  9. phototoxin
  10. phototoxins
  11. phototransduce

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