Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing the destruction of nerve-cells by means of neurotoxins.
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- adjective toxicology, neuroscience Having a
toxic effect onnerve tissue.
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- adjective poisonous to nerves or nerve cells
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Examples
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That is, unless you feel deficient in neurotoxic chemicals.
Dr. Walter Crinnion: Could Organic Produce Be the New Ritalin? Dr. Walter Crinnion 2010
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Concern is thus not only for the 'neurotoxic' aspect of mercury in fillings, an increasingly understood hazard, but because fillings themselves act as antennas in the presence of electromagnetic fields from cell phones and cell towers, wi-fi networks, portable phones, and other sources of radiofrequency radiation.
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The report identifies two Gulf War "neurotoxic" exposures that "are causally associated with Gulf War illness."
CNN.com 2008
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"neurotoxic" to lice, is considered safe and effective for children.
ajc.com - News o holiviero@ajc.com 2010
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One 2006 study published in Toxicology Science concludes that the combination of several common additives appears to have a neurotoxic effect: "Although the use of single food additives at their regulated concentrations is believed to be relatively safe in terms of neuronal development, their combined effects remain unclear."
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Fracking uses carcinogenic and neurotoxic chemicals, active at parts per trillion, according Dr. Theo Colborn, and other health experts.
Alison Rose Levy: Water or Gas? Karl Rove, Cheney, and Cohorts Weighing In On Key NY Race Alison Rose Levy 2010
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Spider venom falls into two categories: neurotoxic and cytotoxic.
Archive 2009-06-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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Fracking uses carcinogenic and neurotoxic chemicals, active at parts per trillion, according Dr. Theo Colborn, and other health experts.
Alison Rose Levy: Water or Gas? Karl Rove, Cheney, and Cohorts Weighing In On Key NY Race Alison Rose Levy 2010
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Spider venom falls into two categories: neurotoxic and cytotoxic.
Ze Widow, She Is Black Heather McDougal 2009
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Regulators have found high levels of neurotoxic manganese in the air outside two schools in Ohio and West Virginia, the latest results of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to check for chemicals outside schools across the nation.
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