tox·ic·i·ty

(tŏk-sĭs′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. tox·ic·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being toxic.

2. The degree to which a substance is toxic.

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toxicity

(tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ)

1. the degree of strength of a poison

2. the state or quality of being poisonous

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tox•ic•i•ty

(tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous.

[1880–85]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	toxicity - the degree to which something is poisonous definite quantity - a specific measure of amount cytotoxicity - the degree to which something is toxic to living cells
	2.	toxicity - grave harmfulness or deadliness perniciousness unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

Translations

τοξικότητα

myrkyllisyys

toxicité

tossicit...

toxicity

[ˌtɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ] N → toxicidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

toxicity

[tɒkˈsɪsəti] n → toxicité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

toxicity

n → Giftigkeit f, → Giftgehalt m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tox·ic·i·ty

n. toxicidad,

cualidad de ser venenoso;

reacción adversa a una medicina.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

toxicity

n toxicidad f

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References in periodicals archive

[9.] Alireza P, Borhan M, Sinkakarimi MH, Ghasem R, Robabeh V (2016) Acute Toxicity Bioassay of the Mercury Chloride and Copper Sulphate to Rutilus rutilus caspicus and Rutilus frisii kutum.

Acute Toxicity of Zinc Sulfate Heptahydrate (ZnS[O.sub.4]*7[H.sub.2]O) and Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate (CuS[O.sub.4]*5[H.sub.2]O) on Freshwater Fish, Percocypris pingi

Diazinon generates high acute toxicity to a wide variety of aquatic organisms, leading to a wide range of sublethal biochemical effects, damage to specific target organs and tissues, and adverse ecological impacts.

Comparison of Diazinon Toxicity to Temperate and Tropical Freshwater Daphnia Species

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Decolorization and Detoxification of Acid Orange 7 by Zero-Valent Iron with UV Light

"In terms of acute toxicity, this certainly won't kill them and is unlikely to do measurable harm.

'75% of the world's honey contains pesticides'

Based on reasonably available information, EPA will focus its analysis on the hazards of acute toxicity and reproductive/developmental toxicity.

EPA Considers First 10 Chemicals Being Evaluated Under TSCA

"Therefore, in view of the new syndrome, there is a need to modify the clinical monitoring of patients with biallelic mutations in the FANCM gene and taking precautions when using chemotherapy and radiation therapies due to the acute toxicity they may produce," the researchers suggested.

New genetic syndrome causing cancer identified

Acute toxicity study is also performed to determine its safe dose range.

Herbal medicine

Acute toxicity estimates of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in juvenile Chinese sturgeon were studied in the Yangtze River estuary and using the static test method to assess Cu and Zn toxicity.

Copper and Zinc Toxicity Estimates for Juvenile Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis in the Yangtze River Estuary

In the present work, alterations in hepatic hepcidin expression were reported along with changes in other genes involved in iron metabolism as a result of acute toxicity of iron and copper.

HEPATIC IRON REGULATORY GENE EXPRESSION INFLUENCED DUE TO DISTURBED ESSENTIAL TRACE ELEMENTS LEVEL