English Explanatory Dictionary

toxic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
  2. Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
  3. Severely negative or harmful.
  4. Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɒk.sɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-toxic.wav /ˈtɑk.sɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-toxic.wav

Word forms

toxic more toxic most toxic

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Synonyms

poisonous venomous

Related words

toxin intoxicate toxicant

Derived words

adrenotoxic aerotoxic agrotoxic angiotoxic antitoxic atoxic autotoxic bacteriotoxic biotoxic cancerotoxic cardiotoxic chemotoxic chondrotoxic chronotoxic ciliotoxic coagulotoxic cryotoxic cytotoxic dermatotoxic dermatoxic ecotoxic embryotoxic endotoxic entomotoxic equitoxic excitotoxic exotoxic fertotoxic fetotoxic foetotoxic fungitoxic gametotoxic gastrotoxic genotoxic glucolipotoxic glucotoxic glycotoxic gonadotoxic hematotoxic hemotoxic hepatotoxic histotoxic hypertoxic hypotoxic ichthyosarcotoxic ichthyotoxic immunotoxic leucotoxic leukotoxic lipotoxic lymphotoxic maternotoxic mechanotoxic mycotoxic myelotoxic myotoxic mytilotoxine nanotoxic necrotoxic nematotoxic
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