different between toxic vs toxophil

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)

1. (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
2. (medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.

3. (figuratively) Severely negative or harmful.

4. (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)

1. 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)

1. toxic

Declension

Synonyms

• otr?vicios
• otr?vitor

Related terms

• intoxica
• toapsec

English

Alternative forms

• toxophile

Etymology

toxo- +? -phil.

Adjective

toxophil (comparative more toxophil, superlative most toxophil)

1. (biology) Having an affinity with an organic poison (toxin).
2. (biology) In harmony with a toxin.

Usage notes

• usually said of an organism which produces or otherwise benefits from a poison

Related terms

• toxalbumin
• toxemia
• toxic
• toxicant
• toxicology
• toxicosis

See also

• symbiotic