toxicity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality or degree of being toxic.

Pronunciation

/tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-toxicity.wav /tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ [tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-toxicity.wav [tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi] /tɔkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ [tɔkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi]

Word forms

toxicity toxicities

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 Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity From toxic + -ity.

Synonyms

poisonousness

Derived words

acidotoxicity acute toxicity antitoxicity autotoxicity biotoxicity chemotoxicity chondrotoxicity chronic toxicity chronotoxicity cryotoxicity cytotoxicity digitoxicity ecotoxicity embryotoxicity endotoxicity enterotoxicity equitoxicity excitotoxicity fertotoxicity fetotoxicity fish acute toxicity syndrome gastrotoxicity genotoxicity gliotoxicity glucolipotoxicity glucotoxicity glycotoxicity gonadotoxicity haematotoxicity haemotoxicity hematotoxicity hemotoxicity hepatotoxicity hepatoxicity histotoxicity hypertoxicity hypotoxicity ichthyotoxicity immunotoxicity leucotoxicity leukotoxicity lipotoxicity lymphotoxicity mixtoxicity monotoxicity mycotoxicity myelotoxicity myotoxicity nanotoxicity nematotoxicity nephrotoxicity neurotoxicity nontoxicity osmotoxicity ototoxicity ovotoxicity oxygen toxicity pharmacotoxicity phototoxicity phytotoxicity

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