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toxic
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (toxikón) [???????? (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from ??????? (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from ????? (tóxon, “bow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?t?k.s?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?t?k.s?k/
- Rhymes: -?ks?k
Adjective
toxic (comparative more toxic, superlative most toxic)
- (toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
- Synonyms: poisonous, venomous
- (medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
- (figuratively) Severely negative or harmful.
- (figuratively, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.
Related terms
- cytotoxic (adjective)
- toxicity (noun)
- toxic shock
- toxin (noun)
- intoxicate
Translations
Further reading
- toxic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “toxic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Interlingua
Adjective
toxic (comparative plus toxic, superlative le plus toxic)
- toxic (chemically noxious to health)
Related terms
- toxicitate
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French toxique, Latin toxicus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (toxikón). See also toapsec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tok.sik/, /tok?sik/
Adjective
toxic m or n (feminine singular toxic?, masculine plural toxici, feminine and neuter plural toxice)
- toxic
Declension
Synonyms
- otr?vicios
- otr?vitor
Related terms
- intoxica
- toapsec
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toxalbumin
English
Etymology
From toxin 'organic poison' (from Middle Latin toxicus 'poisonous', from Latin toxicum 'poison (for arrows)', from Ancient Greek (toxikon), from (toxa) 'arrows', from (toxon) 'bow') + albumin 'protein' (from French albumine, from Latin albumen 'egg white', from albus 'white').The term was first used in about 1890 by the research chemists Ludwig Brieger (1849-1919) and Sigmund Fraenkel (1868-1939).
Noun
toxalbumin (plural toxalbumins)
- A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)
- Certain plants, viperine snake venom, resin and various bacteria contain toxalbumins
Related terms
- toxaemia
- toxicity
- toxicogenic
- toxicology
- toxicomania
- toxicophobia
- toxicosis
- toxisterol
- toxophil
- toxoplasmosis
- albumenate
- albumenize
- albumenoid
- albuminate
- albuminose
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