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phytophototoxic

phytophototoxic adjective: causing damage to the skin when exposed to the light after contact with certain plant compounds.

Adjective

phytophototoxic

  1. Causing damage to the skin when exposed to the light after contact with certain plant compounds.

Origin of phytophototoxic

From phyto- + phototoxic.

Questions about phytophototoxic

What does phytophototoxic mean?
Phytophototoxic means causing damage to the skin when exposed to the light after contact with certain plant compounds.
What part of speech is phytophototoxic?
Phytophototoxic is an adjective.

Words near phytophototoxic in the dictionary

  1. phytophilous
  2. phytophils
  3. phytophoric
  4. phytophotodermatitides
  5. phytophotodermatitis
  6. phytophototoxic
  7. phytophototoxicity
  8. phytophthirian
  9. phytophthirians
  10. phytophthora
  11. phytophthoras

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