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Synonyms for toxic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : tok-sik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒk sɪk

Top 10 synonyms for toxic
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Définition of toxic

Origin :
  • 1660s, from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus "poisoned," from Latin toxicum "poison," from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) "(poison) for use on arrows," from toxikon, neuter of toxikos "pertaining to arrows or archery," and thus to a bow, from toxon "bow," probably from a Scythian word that also was borrowed into Latin as taxus "yew."
  • adj poisonous
Example sentences :
  • In hollows, or places where the air is stagnant, it may still be toxic.
  • Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • The drug was a deadly one, he said, and the toxic dose was still to be determined.
  • Extract from : « Hilda Wade » by Grant Allen
  • Little is known of its toxic action, but a weak toxin has been got from cultures.
  • Extract from : « The Flea » by Harold Russell
  • In dog 28 the first dose of caffein 50 mg per kilo was toxic.
  • Extract from : « The Toxicity of Caffein » by William Salant
  • This drug is one-seventh as toxic as cocaine but is also weaker in action.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • The histone was so toxic that its anaphylactic properties could not be studied.
  • Extract from : « The Organism as a Whole » by Jacques Loeb
  • Nature in Asia has always been lavish with toxic substances.
  • Extract from : « Indo-China and Its Primitive People » by Henry Baudesson
  • When it occurs it most frequently results from toxic causes.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • The experiments performed do not identify the nature of the toxic agent.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Medical Entomology » by William Albert Riley
  • This would not be the case if the symptoms were due to toxic substances alone.
  • Extract from : « Food Poisoning » by Edwin Oakes Jordan

Antonyms for toxic

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