Word Finder - toxic

definition

Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

example

Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.

synonyms

• poisonous
• venomous

definition

Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems.

example

The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital.

definition

Severely negative or harmful.

example

a toxic environment that promoted bullying

definition

(of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.

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It is not good to be around toxic people.

Bacteria can process toxic wastes and oil spills into harmless biodegradable materials.

I'm sorry my blood is toxic to you.

But every antiseptic, however good is more or less toxic and irritating to a wounded surface.

Many chemicals used in fuels and industrial processes are toxic to animals and plants.

However, many of these products are also quite toxic to cats.

In large doses toxic symptoms are produced, death following on coma.

Accordingly, the most actively toxic molecules will be neutralized first, and those which are left over, that is, uncombined with antitoxin, will have a weaker toxic action.

Over the years, many harsh and highly toxic chemicals have built-up in the environment.

Never leave out rat poison or other toxic substances.

Natural immunity against toxins must be taken into account, and, if Ehrlich's view with regard to toxic action be correct, this may depend upon either the absence of chemical affinity of the living molecules of the tissues for the toxic molecule, or upon insensitiveness to the action of the toxophorous group. It has been shown with regard to the former, for example, that the nervous system of the fowl, which possesses immunity against tetanus toxin, has little combining affinity for it.

The patient who has swallowed a toxic or lethal dose of laudanum, for instance, usually passes at once into the narcotic state, without any prior excitement.

Copper arsenite (or Scheele's green) used to be much employed as a pigment for wall-papers and fabrics, and toxic effects have resulted from their use.

In the Autumn of 1914, the Wilhelm Institute began the search to find the perfect toxic gas for use in land warfare.

A widespread toxic action is indicated by the lesions found - cloudy swelling, which may be followed by fatty degeneration, in internal organs, capillary haemorrhages, &c. In septicaemia.

In antitoxin production this combination takes place, though not in sufficient amount to produce serious toxic symptoms. It is further supposed that the combination being of somewhat firm character, the side-chains thus combined are lost for the purposes of the cell and are therefore thrown off.

The theory also supplies the explanation of the power which an animal possesses of producing various antitoxins, since this depends ultimately upon susceptibility to toxic action.

The non-sensitiveness of a cell to a toxic body when brought into immediate relationship cannot, however, be explained further than by saying that the disintegrative changes which underlie symptoms of poisoning are not brought about.

Cinchonism is the name applied to the congeries of toxic symptoms which follow the prolonged administration of quinine, but may appear after one small dose in certain persons.

The old French oil of turpentine is the best antidote to use in phosphorus poisoning, delaying the toxic effects; but ordinary oils are not only useless but harmful.

Given in toxic doses or in strong solution, sulphuric acid is a severe gastro-intestinal irritant, causing intense burning pain, extending from the mouth to the stomach, and vomiting of mucous and coffee-coloured material.

The exhausting pain, the serious haemorrhages, and the abdominal septicity associated with a repulsive odour and the absorption of toxic products, which are the chief and ultimately fatal symptoms of that disease, are all directly combated by the administration of oil of turpentine.

He watched the visual before him as one mine, then the next and the next, exploded and spewed toxic dust into the atmosphere.

Toxic activity partitioned quantitatively into ethyl acetate but about 11% of the activity was not adsorbed by solid phase C18 cartridges.

The fungi themselves produce a variety of toxic metabolites, including aflatoxins.

Not recommended for internal use due to toxic alkaloids.

Fish excrete ammonia which is toxic to the fish.

It draws gold out of the rocks but also brings out toxic substances including arsenic.

You put garbage in and you get garbage out - particulates and dioxins in the air and heavy metals in the toxic ash.

The pure fly ash being sent to Sheffield is the most toxic product of the incinerator.

The natural citric formula is non toxic & completely biodegradable & is safe to use on all metal, plastic & glass components.

A toxic blue-green algae and botulism have been suspected as well as polluted silt in the lagoon.

Harmful toxic chemicals are minimized in manufacture through the Ecoplus System's use of low toxicity boron timber preservatives and natural oil-based timber finishes.

It also helps prevent the build ups of toxic byproducts of metabolism in the body.

A small proportion of PV contains cadmium, the oxides of which are toxic in very small doses.

In portable electronics, they avoid toxic cadmium and mercury battery waste.

Toxic substances may disturb normal cell function, damage cell membranes, interfere with enzyme and immune systems and RNA and DNA activity.

These homes have been built using sustainably sourced materials, avoiding toxic chemicals commonly found in new houses.

Fresh Start rapidly removes these toxic chemicals and minerals and contains a natural colloid which coats the fish with a protective barrier.

It isn't the alcohol so much as the toxic compounds called congeners, present in most drinks, which cause the problem.

Sensitive new testing kits can detect tiny amounts of potentially harmful toxic contaminants in foods.

It was a conflict that presaged Vietnam in many of its political motives, military tactics and in its use of toxic defoliants.

It is slightly toxic by skin exposure, with reported dermal LD 50 values of greater than 2000 to 3000 mg/kg in rabbits.

Some highly toxic dioxin is also formed despite careful control of the flue gas temperatures.

It may also occur as a result of the toxic effects of manganese, carbon monoxide, carbon disulfide, and other chemicals.

There is degeneration of cardiac ventral epicardium and toxic cardiac necrosis, especially of the atrial lining with damage to spleen and heart.

The fluoride added to water is 20 times more toxic than calcium fluoride, which occurs naturally in many waters.

The toxic products of dead tissue and bacteria diffuse out of the apical foramen of the tooth root into the periodontal ligament.

If the wrong fluid is used it is possible that unpleasant and toxic fumes including formaldehyde could be produced.

They are then thought to have been poisoned by toxic fumes.

After a few minutes aerobic glycolysis becomes dominant to prevent the build up of toxic levels of lactate in the blood.