toxicity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- /tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ (US, dialectal) of Canada
- /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ (UK)
- [tɔkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
- (New-Jersey) audio
- /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- [tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ɾi] (US, dialectal) of Canada
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɔkˈsɪs.ə.ti/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity From toxic + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality or degree of being toxic.
High levels of mercury can cause severe toxicity.
The online discussion quickly descended into toxicity.
The toxicity of the various salts is different for different species of plant and animal life.
1898, Francis Edmund Anstie, Henry Lawson, The Practitioner, page 300:liver toxicity
drug toxicity
Researchers tested the toxicity of the chemical compound.
Thus far, toxicity of nickel to plants has been observed only on acid soils.
2005, V. P. Singh, Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants and Animals, Sarup & Sons, →ISBN, page 51:social toxicity
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toxicities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
genotoxicity · glucolipotoxicity · mycotoxicity · acute toxicity · fetotoxicity · phototoxicity · chemotoxicity · nematotoxicity · acidotoxicity · lipotoxicity · splenotoxicity · fish acute toxicity syndrome · gliotoxicity · antitoxicity · chronic toxicity · ribotoxicity · hypertoxicity · myelotoxicity · phytotoxicity · ecotoxicity · proteotoxicity · thyrotoxicity · enterotoxicity · psychotoxicity · oxygen toxicity · gastrotoxicity · mixtoxicity · rhizotoxicity · hematotoxicity · cryotoxicity · vasculotoxicity · histotoxicity · gonadotoxicity · endotoxicity · vestibulotoxicity · equitoxicity · lymphotoxicity · digitoxicity · nephrotoxicity · hemotoxicity · leucotoxicity · hepatotoxicity · embryotoxicity · haemotoxicity · glycotoxicity · chronotoxicity · fertotoxicity · osmotoxicity · pneumotoxicity · hepatoxicity · retinotoxicity · excitotoxicity · ovotoxicity · pulmonotoxicity · renotoxicity · immunotoxicity · neurotoxicity · leukotoxicity · chondrotoxicity · ototoxicity · nontoxicity · glucotoxicity · monotoxicity · synaptotoxicity · biotoxicity · cytotoxicity · myotoxicity · hypotoxicity · maternotoxicity · pharmacotoxicity · nanotoxicity · xenotoxicity · autotoxicity · subtoxicity · osteotoxicity · coagulotoxicity · haematotoxicity · ichthyotoxicity · urotoxicity · pulmotoxicity
Synonyms
Translations (50)
sv toxicitet (degree) · it tossicità (quality) · ru токсичность (degree) · eo tokseco (quality) · fi myrkyllisyys (quality) · fr toxicité (degree) · tr toksiklik (degree) · ga tocsaineacht (quality) · ga tocsaineacht (degree) · cmn 毒性 (degree) · hi विषाक्तता (quality) · pt toxidade (degree) · lv toksiskums (degree) · fi toksisuus (quality) · tr zehirlilik (quality) · ota زهرلك (quality) · ru токсичность (quality) · el τοξικότητα (degree) · de Giftigkeit (degree) · eo tokseco (degree) · tr toksiklik (quality) · hi विषाक्तता (degree) · vi độc tính (degree) · de Giftigkeit (quality) · fi toksisuus (degree) · it tossicità (degree) · ca toxicitat (quality) · fi myrkyllisyys (degree) · es toxicidad (quality) · lv toksiskums (quality) · tr zehirlilik (degree) · pt toxicidade (quality) · de Toxizität (quality) · ota زهرلك (degree) · ca toxicitat (degree) · tl pagkakalason (quality) · cs jedovatost (degree) · mr विषारीपणा (quality) · cmn 毒性 (quality) · lv indīgums (degree) · pt toxicidade (degree) · id toksisitas (degree) · pt toxidade (quality) · cs toxicita (degree) · eu toxikotasun (degree) · es toxicidad (degree) · vi tính độc (degree) · ms ketoksikan (degree) · lv indīgums (quality) · eu toxikotasun (quality)