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nocuous

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noc⋅u⋅ous

  [nok-yoo-uhs]
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–adjective
likely to cause damage or injury; harmful; noxious.
Origin:
1625–35; < L nocuus harmful, injurious, equiv. to noc(ēre) to harm + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous

Related forms:
noc⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
noc⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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noc·u·ous   (nŏk'yōō-əs)   
adj.  Harmful; noxious.

[From Latin nocuus, from nocēre, to harm; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]
noc'u·ous·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: noc·u·ous
Pronunciation: 'näk-y&-w&s
Function: adjective
: likely to cause injury nocuous stimulus>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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