toxic
causing unpleasant feelings; harmful or malicious: a toxic boyfriend who wanted complete control over her; toxic criticism.
Finance.
pertaining to or noting debt that will probably not be repaid: toxic mortgages.
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.
a toxic chemical or other substance.
Origin of toxic
1Other words from toxic
- tox·i·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·tox·ic, adjective
- non·tox·ic, adjective
- non·tox·i·cal·ly, adverb
- post·tox·ic, adjective
- un·tox·ic, adjective
- un·tox·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with toxic
- toxic , toxin
Words Nearby toxic
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How to use toxic in a sentence
The hydrovac trucks generate potentially toxic slurry waste.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | August 26, 2020 | ProPublicaI also think that media buying has a very aggressive, toxic culture tied to it.
‘The dollar amount isn’t worth the mental toll’: Confessions of a media buyer on the pressure to keep performance up amid the pandemic | Kristina Monllos | August 25, 2020 | DigidayThey require lots of energy and produce large volumes of toxic gas too, creating more pollution and leaving a large carbon footprint.
We’re Using Microbes to Clean Up Toxic Electronic Waste. Here’s How | Sebastien Farnaud | August 20, 2020 | Singularity HubA working sense of taste also helps protect us from eating something spoiled or toxic.
Newly discovered cells in mice can sense four of the five tastes | Carolyn Wilke | August 13, 2020 | Science NewsOther MOFs can filter toxic chemicals from the air and then store them or help break them down.
Here’s one way to harvest water right out of the air | Sid Perkins | April 24, 2020 | Science News For Students
But it is not actually as toxic as it seems (although, admittedly, it does seem pretty toxic).
Infernal, it can cause fires and explosions; toxic, it can debilitate, poison, and kill.
But as her audience broadens, you have to wonder, is the big-time toxic to her art?
Republicans have a rare opportunity to implement policies that are truly compassionate and transcend toxic identity politics.
An autopsy found highly toxic cyanide levels in the blood of the not-so-dearly departed.
As he finds rag weed more toxic than the English timothy, his actual first dose is one-half of this theoretical dose.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawHis experiments show that amorphous phosphorus was not toxic to animals.
As before, I see it turn brown and die on the spot, still half inside the toxic corpse.
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreHis constitution has never thrown off the malady resulting from this toxic (poisonous) agent.
A Mortal Antipathy | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.The drowsy feeling which we experience in a crowded, ill-ventilated room is due entirely to the influence of these toxic gases.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them | Charles David Musgrove
British Dictionary definitions for toxic
/ (ˈtɒksɪk) /
of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
harmful or deadly
(of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder
Origin of toxic
1Derived forms of toxic
- toxically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for toxic
[ tŏk′sĭk ]
Relating to or caused by a toxin.
Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous.
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