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Toxic vs Genotoxicology - What's the difference?

toxic | genotoxicology |

As an adjective toxic

is toxic.

As a noun genotoxicology is

(medicine|genetics) the branch of toxicology that deals with the genetic effects of toxic substances, especially to the production of mutation by chemical means.

toxic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

    • Synonyms

    * poisonous * venomous

    Related terms

    * cytotoxic * toxicity * toxic shock * toxin

    References

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    genotoxicology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine, genetics) The branch of toxicology that deals with the genetic effects of toxic substances, especially to the production of mutation by chemical means