Word: genotoxin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
no
to
xin
Definition: Any substance capable of causing damage to cellular DNA and thus producing mutations or cancer.
Morphemes:
Affix: geno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: genetics - e.g. genome
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
Meaning: race, kind
Affix: toxi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: poison
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed