toxic

See also tòxic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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.

Synonyms

• poisonous
• venomous

Related terms

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

Translations

having a harmful chemical nature

Breton: pistrius (br) Catalan: tòxic (ca), verinós (ca) Danish: giftig (da) Dutch: giftig (nl) Finnish: myrkyllinen (fi), toksinen (fi) French: toxique (fr) German: giftig (de), toxisch (de) Hungarian: mérgező (hu) Ido: toxika (io)

Irish: nimhiúil (ga), tocsaineach (ga) Italian: tossico (it) m., tossica (it) f. Polish: toksyczny (pl) m. Portuguese: tóxico (pt) m. Romanian: toxic (ro) Slovene: strupen (sl) Spanish: tóxico (es) m. Swedish: giftig (sv)

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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Romanian

Etymology

French toxique.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [tokˈsik]

Adjective

toxic ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. toxic

Declension

declension of toxic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	toxic		toxică	toxici	toxice
	definite	toxicul		toxica	toxicii	toxicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	toxic		toxice	toxici	toxice
	definite	toxicului		toxicei	toxicilor	toxicelor

Synonyms

• otrăvicios
• otrăvitor