toxicity

[ tok-sis-i-tee ]

noun,plural tox·ic·i·ties.
  1. the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.

Origin of toxicity

1
First recorded in 1880–85; toxic + -ity

Other words from toxicity

  • hy·per·tox·ic·i·ty, noun
  • non·tox·ic·i·ty, noun

Words Nearby toxicity

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British Dictionary definitions for toxicity

toxicity

/ (tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the degree of strength of a poison

  2. the state or quality of being poisonous

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