NEUROTOXIC

neurotoxic

(adjective) poisonous to nerves or nerve cells

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

neurotoxic (comparative more neurotoxic, superlative most neurotoxic)

(toxicology, neuroscience, pharmaceutical effect) Having a toxic effect on nerve tissue.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 February 2025

BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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