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nontoxic

English

Alternative forms

  • non-toxic

Etymology

non- +? toxic

Adjective

nontoxic (not comparable)

  1. Not toxic; not poisonous.

Synonyms

  • harmless
  • innocuous
  • nonpoisonous

Antonyms

  • toxic
  • harmful
  • nocuous
  • poisonous

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noxious

English

Alternative forms

  • noctious (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”); see nocent.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?k??s/

Adjective

noxious (comparative more noxious, superlative most noxious)

  1. Harmful; injurious.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

Synonyms

  • harmful
  • injurious
  • scathel
  • see also Thesaurus:harmful

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

  • noxious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • noxious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • noxious at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “noxious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

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