Lexic.us

Definition of Toxic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison. "Suffering from exposure to toxic substances"

Definition of Toxic

1. a. Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as, toxic medicines.

Definition of Toxic

1. Adjective. (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Toxic

1. toxin [n -S] : TOXICAL [adj] - See also: toxin

Medical Definition of Toxic

1. Pertaining to, due to or of the nature of a poison or toxin, manifesting the symptoms of severe infection. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toxic

Literary usage of Toxic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1915)
"on the other hand, was toxic to some extent in every soil except i. ... stimulated nitrification in 5 soils, but was toxic in i. ..."

2. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"The Static and the toxic Degenerative Arthropathies It must be kept in mind that an extremity is a static unit and that disturbance in one part of this unit ..."

3. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"11.7 Reduce human exposure to toxic agents by confining total pounds of toxic agents released into the air, water, and soil each year to no more than: 0.24 ..."

4. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Product Name: Manufacturer: toxic Ingredients: 5. Product Name: Manufacturer: toxic Ingredients: 6. Product Name: Manufacturer: toxic Ingredients: 7. ..."

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