Definition of "hepatotoxin" []

• A substance capable of causing damage to the liver. (noun)

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• "VIVITROL does not appear to be a hepatotoxin at the recommended doses."
• "Lustig argues that fructose is an evil that's been behind the rise in obesity and metabolic syndrome of the last few decades; that soda, juice, and sports drinks loaded with sucrose or HFCS are the single biggest factor in childhood obesity (his specialty); and that we had better start treating fructose as the chronic hepatotoxin it is and agree."
• "Microcystins, which spread through water and are commonly seen in water tropical, subtropical, and neighboring zones on earth, could produce hepatotoxin to harm livers of animals including humans."