Meaning & use
Psychotoxic
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Having a harmful or poisonous effect on the mind or mental processes.
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Researchers studied the psychotoxic effects of prolonged exposure to the industrial solvent.
Some pesticides have been found to be psychotoxic even at low doses.
A note on using this word
Used mainly in toxicology and pharmacology literature, distinguishing substances that damage mental function from those that damage the body more broadly.
Words with a similar meaning
neurotoxic
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