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ribotoxic

ribotoxic adjective: toxic because of interference with the function of RNA.

Adjective

ribotoxic (comparative more ribotoxic, superlative most ribotoxic)

  1. toxic because of interference with the function of RNA

Forms of ribotoxic

comparativemore ribotoxic
superlativemost ribotoxic

Origin of ribotoxic

From ribo- + toxic.

Questions about ribotoxic

What does ribotoxic mean?
Ribotoxic means toxic because of interference with the function of RNA.
What part of speech is ribotoxic?
Ribotoxic is an adjective.

Words near ribotoxic in the dictionary

  1. Ribot's law
  2. ribothymidine
  3. ribothymidines
  4. ribotide
  5. ribotides
  6. ribotoxic
  7. ribotoxicity
  8. ribotoxin
  9. ribotoxins
  10. ribotransferase
  11. ribotransferases

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