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Toxic

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Adjective

1. toxic

of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

Example Sentences:
'suffering from exposure to toxic substances'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Toxic

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
2. 
harmful or damaging
3. 
(of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder

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Toxic

see synonyms of toxic
adjective
1. 
of, affected by, or caused by a toxin, or poison
2. 
acting as a poison; poisonous
noun
3. 
a toxic substance; also, something contaminated by a toxic substance
usually used in pl.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Toxic

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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.
3.
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.
n.
A toxic chemical or other substance.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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