CEFR B2

xenotoxic

adjective

Meaning

xenotoxic means (oncology) Capable of damaging genetic material such as DNA, and thus causing mutations or possibly cancer. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as xenotoxic.
A xenotoxic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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xenotoxic (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as xenotoxic.
A xenotoxic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use xenotoxic

xenotoxic + noun (collocation): Use xenotoxic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a xenotoxic reaction."
become xenotoxic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became xenotoxic near the end."

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