Definitions | toxic |
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- (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Etymology: (term, toxique, lang=fr) < (term, toxicus, , poisoned, lang=la) < (term, toxicum, , poison, lang=la) < Ancient Greek (term, sc=polytonic, , , tr=toxikon, lang=grc), (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=pharmakon, , poison for use on arrows, lang=grc) < (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=toxikos, , pertaining to arrows or archery, labng=grc) < (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=toxon, , bow, lang=grc).
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