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toxicosis

English

Etymology

toxic +? -osis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t?ks??k??s?s/

Noun

toxicosis (countable and uncountable, plural toxicoses)

  1. (toxicology) illness due to poisoning

Related terms

  • toxic
  • toxicity
  • toxicotic

Translations

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toxophil

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

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