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TOXIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

Example:

suffering from exposure to toxic substances

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

cyanogenetic; cyanogenic (capable of producing cyanide)

deadly; venomous; virulent (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom)

hepatotoxic (toxic to the liver)

nephrotoxic (toxic to the kidney)

ototoxic (toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve)

poisonous; toxicant (having the qualities or effects of a poison)

Also:

harmful (causing or capable of causing harm)

unhealthful (detrimental to good health)

noxious (injurious to physical or mental health)

Antonym:

nontoxic (not producing or resulting from poison)

Derivation:

toxicity (the degree to which something is poisonous)

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This results in accumulation of free heme, which is toxic to the parasites.

(Amodiaquine, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes aryl hydrocarbon receptor protein, plays a role in both the mediation of the biochemical and toxic effects of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and the regulation of the cell cycle.

(AHR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug that helps protect the kidneys and bladder from the toxic effects of anticancer drugs such as ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide.

(Mesna, NCI Dictionary)

Aminohippurate sodium is used as a non-toxic diagnostic tool to measure effective renal plasma flow.

(Aminohippurate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

It also helps get rid of toxic substances.

(Metabolite, NCI Dictionary)

A small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally, but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier.

(Methemoglobinemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The activation of eosinophils leads to release of toxic granules and oxygen free radicals that lead to tissue damage and promote the development of chronic inflammation.

(Asthma Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

The nuclear receptor CAR is activated by many different exogenous compounds, including acetaminophen, inducing expression of three cytochrome P450 enzymes that transform acetaminophen into NAPQI, a reactive and toxic metabolite.

(Acetaminophen Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Acetone is toxic in high doses.

(Acetone, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic non-toxic tellurium derivative, structurally similar to cisplatin, with immunostimulatory and anti-hair loss properties.

(Ammonium Trichlorotellurate, NCI Thesaurus)