|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| tox·ic [ tóksik ] |
adjective |
|
| Definition: |
| |
1. involving something poisonous: relating to or containing a poison or toxin
|
2. deadly: causing serious harm or death
|
noun (plural tox·ics) |
|
| Definition: |
| |
poisonous substance: a poison or toxin
|
| [Mid-17th century. Via medieval Latin toxicus "poisoned" < Greek toxikos "of the bow" ( Greek toxikon pharmakon meant "poison for smearing arrows")] |
|
 tox·i·cal·ly adverb |
|
|
|
|