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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
2.
acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug.
3.
pertaining to or noting debt that will probably not be repaid: toxic mortgages.
4.
pertaining to or noting a financial instrument or other asset that has no value or an unknown value because there is no market for it: toxic mortgage-backed securities.
noun
5.
a toxic chemical or other substance.
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Toxic
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Origin:
1655–65; < Late Latin toxicus poisonous, adj. derivative of Latin toxicum poison < Greek toxikón (orig. short for toxikòn phármakon literally, bow poison, i.e., poison used on arrows), equivalent to tóx(on) bow + -ikon, neuter of -ikos -ic
1655–65; < Late Latin toxicus poisonous, adj. derivative of Latin toxicum poison < Greek toxikón (orig. short for toxikòn phármakon literally, bow poison, i.e., poison used on arrows), equivalent to tóx(on) bow + -ikon, neuter of -ikos -ic
Related forms
tox·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·tox·ic, adjective
non·tox·ic, adjective
non·tox·i·cal·ly, adverb
post·tox·ic, adjective
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Example Sentences
- We're concerned about using paint that might be toxic or give off fumes.
- Toxic nodular goiter involves an enlarged thyroid gland that contains a small rounded growth or growths called nodules.
- To fund it, legislators levied a tax on chemical and petroleum industries to finance cleanup of toxic dumps nationwide.
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Word Origin & History
toxic
1664, from Fr. toxique, from L.L. toxicus "poisoned," from L. toxicum "poison," from Gk. toxikon (pharmakon) "(poison) for use on arrows," from toxikon, neut. of toxikos "pertaining to arrows or archery," and thus to a bow, from toxon "bow," probably from a Scythain word that also was borrowed into L.
EXPANDas taxus "yew."
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toxic tox·ic (tŏk'sĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or other poison.
Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous.
A toxic chemical or other substance.
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