English

Adjective

cytotoxic ‎(comparative more cytotoxic, superlative most cytotoxic)

1. Of, relating to, or being a cytotoxin.
2. Of or relating to cytotoxicity.

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Noun

cytotoxic ‎(plural cytotoxics)

1. Any cytotoxic substance; a cytotoxin.
   • 2015 August 27, “A Novel Isoquinoline Derivative Anticancer Agent and Its Targeted Delivery to Tumor Cells Using Transferrin-Conjugated Liposomes”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0136649:

     Current chemotherapies for cancer are mostly cytotoxics with serious side effects and high incidence of drug resistance.