Meaning of TOXIC
| Pronunciation: | | 'tâksik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances" |
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| | Synonyms: | | cyanogenetic, cyanogenic, deadly, hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic, ototoxic, poisonous, toxicant, venomous, virulent |
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| | Antonyms: | | atoxic, nontoxic | | |
| | See Also: | | harmful, noxious, unhealthful | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tox"ic\, Toxical \Tox"ic*al\, a. [L. toxicum poison,
originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr.
toxiko`n (sc. ?) poison for smearing arrows with, fr.
toxiko`s of or for the bow, from to`xon bow, arrow. Cf.
{Intoxicate}.]
Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as, toxic medicines.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Poisonous. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- Poisonous.
- This is the adjective applied to any substance able to cause injury to living organisms as a result of physicochemical interaction. See toxicity.
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