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tox·ic  (tksk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or other poison: a toxic condition; toxic hepatitis.
2. Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous: food preservatives that are toxic in concentrated amounts; a dump for toxic industrial wastes. See Synonyms at poisonous.
n.
A toxic chemical or other substance.

[Late Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, poison, from Greek toxikon, poison for arrows, poison, from neuter of toxikos, of a bow, from toxon, bow, from Old Persian *taxa-, an arrow.]

toxi·cal·ly adv.

toxic [ˈtɒksɪk]
adj
1. of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
2. (Medicine / Pathology) harmful or deadly
[from medical Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum poison, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) (poison) used on arrows, from toxon arrow]
toxically  adv

toxic  (tksk)
1. Relating to or caused by a toxin.
2. Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.toxictoxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"
noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
atoxic, nontoxic - not producing or resulting from poison

toxic
Translations
toxic [ˈtɒksɪk]
A. ADJ [substance, alga] → tóxico
B. Ntóxico m
C. CPD toxic waste Ndesechos mpl tóxicos

toxic [ˈtɒksɪk] adjtoxique

toxic
adjgiftig, Gift-, toxisch; effectsschädlich; to be toxic to somebody/somethingfür jdn/etw schädlich sein

toxic [ˈtɒksɪk] adjtossico/a
toxic [ˈtɒksɪk] adjtossico/a

toxic
adj toxic [ˈtoksik]
poisonous toxic substances. giftig سامٌّ отровен jedovatý giftig toxisch τοξικός tóxico mürgine سمی myrkyllinen toxique רָעִיל विषैला otrovan, toksičan mérgező beracun eitraður tossico 有毒な 중독성의 nuodingas, toksinis, toksiškas toksisks; indīgs toksik giftig giftig toksyczny tóxico toxic ядовитый jedovatý strupen otrovan toxisk, giftig มีพิษ zehirli 有毒的 отруйний, токсичний زہر آلود độc

toxic سُمي toxický giftig giftig τοξικός tóxico myrkyllinen toxique otrovan tossico 有毒な 유독한 giftig giftig toksyczny tóxico токсичный giftig มีพิษ zehirli độc 有毒的


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This is the toxic property of all Thackeray's writing.
I contended that if the ether surrounding the earth was so toxic in one quarter that it produced dangerous symptoms, it was hardly likely that we three in the railway carriage should be entirely unaffected.
Lord John Roxton was right when he thought that some specially toxic quality might lie in the bite of the horrible creatures which had attacked us.
 
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