cytotoxic

1. 1.

   of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells

Questions about cytotoxic

What does cytotoxic mean?

cytotoxic means "of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells".

How many syllables are in cytotoxic?

cytotoxic has 4 syllables: cy-to-tox-ic. The stress falls on "tox".

Is cytotoxic a common word?

cytotoxic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.