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Adjective

The fumes from that chemical are highly toxic.

Tests will be run to determine if the landfill is toxic.

Noun

tested for toxics in the water supply

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The wood preservative creosote is highly combustible and the EPA recommends it not be burned in a residential setting to keep people from inhaling toxic chemicals in smoke and ash.

—Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023

The Denka facility is among more than 150 chemical plants built along an 85-mile corridor between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, where toxic chemicals have plagued the mostly Black communities for decades.

—Katie Reimchen, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023

Alan Shaw, the new CEO of Norfolk Southern who started in the top job at the railroad in May 2022, saw his 2022 compensation double from the 2021 level, ahead of the major derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that resulted in the release of toxic chemicals into the water, ground and air there.

—Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023

Their cotton is free of toxic chemicals, which keeps both the cotton field soil and the cotton workers safe.

—Seventeen, 6 Apr. 2023

They’re made with natural ingredients that don’t damage your dishes, glasses, and cutlery, but still, pack a powerful cleaning punch — all while eliminating the need for wasteful plastic packaging and other toxic chemicals.

—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023

But state water managers say if the fields and farms of the lake bed do flood, there is so much water moving through the system that any toxic chemicals or contaminants will be diluted and unlikely to pose much harm.

—Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023

Those actions, the government said, directly contributed to the accident and fire in early February that discharged toxic chemicals into the air, soil and water in East Palestine, 20 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio.

—Glenn Thrush, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023

The Justice Department filed a major civil suit Friday against Norfolk Southern Railway after one of its trains carrying toxic chemicals derailed near the Ohio town of East Palestine on Feb. 3 and burst into flames.

—Steven Mufson, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023

The journey is a familiar one for California’s toxics.

—Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023

My relationship was capital-T toxic, to say the least.

—Self Staff, SELF, 14 Sep. 2022

Their relationship has been fraught and low-key toxic from the beginning, but it’s taken time and distance to see that clearly.

—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 15 June 2020

Because the whales feed near shore from the base of the food chain, even sucking up sediments and mud, their scat also could provide information about toxics in the environment, Giles said.

—Lynda Mapes, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2020

Same with non-toxic, because the terms don’t have concrete, universal definitions.

—Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2020

More: Would Fab Five revival at Michigan turn Michigan State rivalry toxic?

—Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2020

Pollution, from oily toxics to plastics, spills into coastal waters.

—Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019

Adding certain types of biomass to the soil and covering it in plastic can kill the spores, as the material decomposes and releases gas toxic to bacteria and fungi.

—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 17 July 2019

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Adjective used to describe usually very negative person, that bitch about everything, spread unnecessary hate or just talk shit about others. You can meet these people in any online game comunity and they are the main coin of online gaming.

Yo mike is so toxic when he is loosing.

Why you gotta be so toxic Tyler ? please calm down.

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1. An adjective to describe something that’s dangerous to the human body or to others

2. An adjective to describe a person or a place that is extremely rude and sometimes even dangerous, so stay away!

3. A song from Britney Spears, released in 2004

1. Don’t touch that! That’s toxic!

2. I think I may have a toxic girlfriend, she keeps buying stuff without my permission on my credit card.

3. Yo, Toxic by Britney is so good, such a throwback song from Ski Trip!

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Toxic is a group of people who are rude and can’t be nice. They are not true to people around them. They need an attitude check. Their personalities are so unappealing its make the people around them suffer and turn rude as well. Beware of toxics!

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Meaning Toxic

What does Toxic mean? Here you find 56 meanings of the word Toxic. You can also add a definition of Toxic yourself

1	0 0 Having to do with poison or something harmful to the body. Toxic substances usually cause unwanted side effects.

2	0 0 Toxic Able to cause injury to living organisms as a result of physicochemical interaction.

3	0 0 Toxic chemical See toxic substance

4	0 0 Toxic dose super-threshold dose Amount of a substance which produces intoxication without lethal outcome.

5	0 0 Toxic material See toxic substance

6	0 0 Toxic Relating to a harmful effect by a poisonous substance on the human body by physical contact, ingestion, or inhalation.

7	0 0 Toxic 1660s, from French toxique and directly from Late Latin toxicus «poisoned,» from Latin toxicum «poison,» from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) «(poison) for use on arrows,» from [..]

8	0 0 Toxic poisonous.

9	0 0 Toxic of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; &quot;suffering from exposure to toxic substances&quot; (toxicity) the degree to which something is poisonous (toxicity) perniciousnes [..]

10	0 0 Toxic toxic (pop)

11	0 0 Toxic Poisonous.

12	0 0 Toxic Harmful (adjective). (Compare with toxin — a harmful chemical produced by living things).

13	0 0 Toxic poisonous.

14	0 0 Toxic According to 15 USCS § 1261 (g), [Title 15. Commerce and Trade; Chapter 30. Hazardous Substances] the term toxic “shall apply to any substance (other than a radioactive substance) which has the cap [..]

15	0 0 Toxic (adj) of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

16	0 0 Toxic Poisonous.

17	0 0 Toxic Harmful; having to do with poison.

18	0 0 Toxic Pertaining to something that is poisonous.

19	0 0 Toxic poisonous; harmful to living organisms

20	0 0 Toxic The property of a substance that will cause damage to a living organism or their progeny

21	0 0 Toxic Definition: (TOX-ick) Having to do with poison or something harmful to the body. Toxic substances usually cause unwanted side effects. See myelotoxic.

22	0 0 Toxic Means poisonous. Different substances have different toxic effects. Some, like dioxins, are toxic immediately and at very low doses. Others, like trace elements, are toxic in large doses and after long periods of storage in the body.

23	0 0 Toxic Poisonous, carcinogenic, or otherwise directly harmful to life.

24	0 0 Toxic Describes something that can be poisonous or deadly if it is eaten touched, or inhaled in large enough amounts.

25	0 0 Toxic Poisonous; causing death, harm, or impairment.

26	0 0 Toxic Poisonous or harmful to the body (ecotoxic relates to damage to the environment).

27	0 0 Toxic Poisonous.

28	0 0 Toxic Poisonous, capable of causing injury or death.

29	0 0 Toxic Containing or being a toxin; poisonous.

30	0 0 Toxic Having to do with poison or something harmful to the body. Toxic substances usually cause unwanted side effects.

31	0 0 Toxic Pertaining to a substance that is harmful. [4]

32	0 0 Toxic affected by a poison or toxin

33	0 0 Toxic poisonous; injurious to animals and plants through contact or systemic action (Glossary of PM)

34	0 0 Toxic Something which is able to produce illness or death in an exposed organism.

35	0 0 Toxic Poisonous

36	0 0 Toxic Poisonous

37	0 0 Toxic Poisonous.

38	0 0 Toxic A substance that is poisonous to a living organism. Toxic substances may be classified in terms of their physiological action, such as irritants, asphyxiants, systemic poisons, and anesthetics and nar [..]

39	0 0 Toxic Poisonous or harmful.

40	0 0 Toxic Poisonous, life-threatening.

41	0 0 Toxic Poisonous.

42	0 0 Toxic Poisonous, carcinogenic, or otherwise harmful to life.

43	0 0 Toxic Poisonous, a substance that reacts with specific cellular components to kill cells.

44	0 0 Toxic A substance that has the ability to produce injurious or lethal effects through its chemical interaction with the human body.

45	0 0 Toxic Toxicity is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism. Toxic also mean “poisonous”; the effect of a toxin is toxic.

46	0 0 Toxic A substance which has the ability to produce injurious or lethal effects through its chemical interaction with the body.

47	0 0 Toxic A summoner who is partaking in behavior that negatively effects the playing experience of those around him/her.

48	0 0 Toxic A substance that has the ability to produce injurious or lethal effects through its chemical interaction with the human body.

49	0 0 Toxic Harmful. Any substance or chemical can be toxic at a certain dose (amount). The dose is what determines the potential harm of a chemical and whether it would cause someone to get sick.

50	0 0 Toxic Poisonous, carcinogenic, or otherwise directly harmful to life.

51	0 0 Toxic Relating to harmful effects to biota caused by a substance or contaminant (USFWS).

52	0 0 Toxic having the characteristic of causing death or damage to humans, animals, or plants; poisonous.

53	0 0 Toxic Having to do with poison or something harmful to the body. Toxic substances usually cause unwanted side effects.

54	0 0 Toxic Poisonous to a living organism.

55	0 0 Toxic Temporary or permanent drug effects that are detrimental to the functioning of an organ or group of organs. Toxicity

56	0 0 Toxic Poisonous. There are some art materials that contain toxic materials, please check our listing of MSDS sheets to determine proper storage, use and disposal of these materials.

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tox·ic

(tŏk′sĭk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or other poison: a toxic condition; toxic hepatitis.

2. Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonous: toxic industrial waste.

a. Extremely risky or harmful, as a debt for which the borrower is in default and the collateral has lost so much value that its sale cannot cover the amount of the loan.

b. Causing social tension or unpleasantness: a toxic personality.

A toxic chemical or other substance.

[Late Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, poison, from Greek toxikon, poison for arrows, poison, from neuter of toxikos, of a bow, from toxon, bow, from Old Persian *taxša-, an arrow.]

tox′i·cal·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

toxic

(ˈtɒksɪk) or

toxical

adj

1. of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous

2. (Pathology) harmful or deadly

3. (of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder

[C17: from medical Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum poison, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) (poison) used on arrows, from toxon arrow]

ˈtoxically adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tox•ic

(ˈtɒk sɪk)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.

2. acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug.

[1655–65; < Late Latin toxicus poisonous, adj. derivative of Latin toxicum poison < Greek toxikón (orig. short for toxikòn phármakon literally, bow poison, i.e., poison used on arrows) =tóx(on) bow + -ikon, neuter of -ikos -ic]

tox′i•cal•ly, adv.

tox·ic

(tŏk′sĭk)

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

toxic

— Comes from Greek toxikon pharmakon, «poison for arrows,» from toxon, «bow.»

toxic

adjective poisonous, deadly, lethal, harmful, pernicious, noxious, septic, pestilential, baneful (archaic) the cost of cleaning up toxic waste
safe, harmless, invigorating, salubrious, nontoxic, non-poisonous

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

toxic

adjective

Capable of injuring or killing by poison:

Translations

jedovatýtoxický

giftig

myrkyllinentoksinen

otrovan

mérgező

eitraîur

有毒な

유독한

toksinistoksiškas

indīgstoksisks

toxic

strupen

giftig

มีพิษ

độc

toxic

[ˈtɒksɪk]

A. ADJ [substance, alga] → tóxico

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

toxic

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

toxic

[ˈtɒksɪk] adj → tossico/a

toxic

(ˈtoksik) adjective

poisonous. toxic substances.

toxic

→ سُمِّيّ toxický giftig giftig τοξικός tóxico myrkyllinen toxique otrovan tossico 有毒な 유독한 giftig giftig toksyczny tóxico токсичный giftig มีพิษ zehirli độc 有毒的

tox·ic

a. tóxico-a, venenoso-a, rel. a un veneno o de naturaleza venenosa.

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Other forms: toxically

Danger! Hazardous! Do not eat! These are just some of the warnings you’ll see on toxic substances — meaning stuff that’s poisonous and even deadly.

Cobra bites, wild mystery mushrooms and strong chemicals are all toxic. So are certain people, if they have particularly mean personalities. Toxic is related to the word toxin, which is a kind of poison. It comes from the ancient Greek word toxikon, which means «poison for arrows.» Some toxic arrows could come in handy for those toxic personalities…

Definitions of toxic

adjective

of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

“suffering from exposure to
toxic substances”

Synonyms:

harmful

causing or capable of causing harm

unhealthful

detrimental to good health

noxious

injurious to physical or mental health

cyanogenetic, cyanogenic

capable of producing cyanide

deadly, venomous, virulent

extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom

hepatotoxic

toxic to the liver

nephrotoxic

toxic to the kidney

ototoxic

toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve

poisonous, toxicant

having the qualities or effects of a poison

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