Dictionary

phototoxic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- 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 phototoxic From photo- + toxic.

Meanings

1. (of a medicine or cosmetic) Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.

Forms

Deriveds

phytophototoxic

Relateds

phototoxin · phototoxically · phototoxicity

Synonyms

phototoxical

Translations (16)

nn fototoksisk (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · la phototoxicus (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · eo fototoksa (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · nl fototoxisch (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · cs fototoxický (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · nb fototoksisk (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · es fototóxico (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · fr phototoxique (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · da fototoksisk (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · de phototoxisch (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · pt fototóxico (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · pl fototoksyczny (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · it fototossico (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · sv fototoxisk (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · sk fototoxický (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light) · de fototoxisch (causing damage to the skin when exposed to light)