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