NEPHROTOXIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any toxin that affects the kidneys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nephrotoxin" is a kind of...):

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Derivation:

nephrotoxic (toxic to the kidney)

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