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toxicogenomics

toxicogenomics noun: the study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms.

Noun

toxicogenomics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms.
    • Toxicogenomics reflects an integration of genomics technologies and information into toxicology studies[…].2008, C. Afshari, appearing in G. Dutton, "Achieving Success in Tox Studies", Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Mary Ann Liebert, vol. 28, no. 20, 15 November 2008, pg. 1.

Origin of toxicogenomics

From toxico- + genomics.

Words formed from toxicogenomics

Questions about toxicogenomics

What does toxicogenomics mean?
Toxicogenomics means the study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms.
What part of speech is toxicogenomics?
Toxicogenomics is a noun.

Words near toxicogenomics in the dictionary

  1. toxicogenic
  2. toxicogenicity
  3. toxicogenome
  4. toxicogenomes
  5. toxicogenomic
  6. toxicogenomics
  7. toxicognath
  8. toxicognaths
  9. toxicoid
  10. toxicoinfection
  11. toxicoinfections

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