toxic

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more toxic

Superlative

most toxic

1.
(toxicology, pharmacology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.
Đồng nghĩa: poisonous, venomous
2.
(medicine) Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.
The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.
3.
(figuratively)(figurative) Severely negative or harmful.
a toxic environment that promoted bullying
4.
(figuratively)(figurative) Of a person, hateful or strongly antipathetic.
It is not good to be around toxic people.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

poisonous venomous

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowed from French toxique, from toxicus (poisoned), from Latin toxicum (poison), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν [φάρμακον] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (pertaining to arrows or archery), from τόξον (bow).