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toxication

[ tok-si-key-shuhn ]

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of toxication1

1815–25; < Medieval Latin toxicātiōn- (stem of toxicātiō ), equivalent to toxicāt ( us ) (past participle of toxicāre to poison; toxic, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

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Example Sentences

The saving of liability to intestinal toxication (poisoning) is the great economy of the method.

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