excitotoxic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English excito- Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English excitotoxic From excito- + toxic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to excitotoxicity
- (not-comparable) Characteristic of an excitotoxin