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   Tox·ic

   /ˈtäksik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. poisonous: "the dumping of toxic waste"
   • ▪ relating to or caused by poison: "toxic hazards"
   • 2. very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way: "a toxic relationship"
   • 3. denoting or relating to debt that has a high risk of default: "toxic debts"
   • ▪ denoting securities that are based on toxic debt and for which there is not a healthy or functioning market: "the financial system has become clogged with toxic assets"

   noun

   • 1. poisonous substances.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin toxicus ‘poisoned’, from Latin toxicum ‘poison’, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ‘(poison for) arrows’, from toxon ‘bow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. toxically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › toxicToxic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TOXIC is containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation. How to use toxic in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOXIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TOXIC definition: 1. poisonous: 2. very unpleasant or unacceptable 3. causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over…. Learn more.

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   Toxic definition: of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison. See examples of TOXIC used in a sentence.

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOXIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TOXIC meaning: 1. poisonous: 2. very unpleasant or unacceptable 3. causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOXIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something such as a relationship, situation, or discussion as toxic, you mean that it is very bad or harmful.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › toxicToxic - definition of toxic by The Free Dictionary

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   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.