toxic

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.

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[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.]

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toxi·cal·ly adv.

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toxic

Adjective

1. poisonous: toxic fumes

2. caused by poison: toxic effects [Greek toxikon (pharmakon) (poison) used on arrows]

toxicity n

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toxic  (tksk)

1. Relating to or caused by a toxin.

2. Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

toxic - 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

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toxic

adjective poisonous, deadly, lethal, harmful, pernicious, noxious, septic, pestilential, baneful (archaic) << OPPOSITE harmless

Translations

toxic [ˈtɔksɪk] adj → tóxico

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toxic [ˈtɔksɪk] adj → toxique

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toxic [ˈtɔksɪk] adj → giftig, toxisch

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toxic [ˈtɔksɪk] adj → tossico/a

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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 독성의 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 有毒的