TOXIC


Meaning of TOXIC in English

adj. 1 of or relating to poison (toxic symptoms). 2 poisonous (toxic gas). 3 caused by poison (toxic anaemia). toxically adv. toxicity n.

[ med.L toxicus poisoned f. L toxicum f. Gk toxikon (pharmakon) (poison for) arrows f. toxon bow, toxa arrows ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.