Genotoxin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Genotoxin is a noun meaning (oncology) Any substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer.
Meaning
(oncology) Any substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer.
Word Forms
- genotoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genotoxicity, oncogen, mutagen, oncogene, carcinogen, oncopathogen.
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