toxic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 References 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

French toxique < Late Latin toxicus (“‘poisoned’”) < Latin toxicum (“‘poison’”) < Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikon), φάρμακον (pharmakon), “‘poison for use on arrows’”) < τοξικός (toxikos), “‘pertaining to arrows or archery’”) < τόξον (toxon), “‘bow’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɒk.sɪk/
• (US) IPA: /ˈtɑk.sɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒksɪk

[edit] Adjective

toxic (comparative more toxic, superlative most toxic)

1. (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

[edit] Synonyms

• poisonous
• venomous

[edit] Related terms

• cytotoxic a
• toxicity n
• toxic shock
• toxin n

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• toxic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “toxic” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

French toxique.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [tok'sik]

[edit] Adjective

toxic ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. toxic

[edit] Declension

[edit] Synonyms

• otrăvicios
• otrăvitor