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toxicity

[tok-sis-i-tee]

tox·ic·i·ty

[tok-sis-i-tee]
noun, plural tox·ic·i·ties.
the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.

Origin:
1880–85; toxic + -ity

hy·per·tox·ic·i·ty, noun
non·tox·ic·i·ty, noun
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toxicity (tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ)
 
n
1.  the degree of strength of a poison
2.  the state or quality of being poisonous

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toxicity tox·ic·i·ty (tŏk-sĭs'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. The quality or condition of being toxic.

  2. The degree to which a substance is toxic.

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