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Toxic Toxin Word Tɑːksɪk Adj.有毒的 Fumes Automobiles Factory

Front toxic
Pron ['tɑːksɪk]
Back 【toxic】
adj.有毒的
Fumes from automobiles and factory chimneys are toxic.
汽车和工厂烟囱所排出的烟是有毒的。
Vocab
toxicof or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison

Danger! Hazardous! Do not eat! These are just some of the warnings you'll see on toxic substances — meaning stuff that's poisonous and even deadly.

Cobra bites, wild mystery mushrooms and strong chemicals are all toxic. So are certain people, if they have particularly mean personalities. Toxic is related to the word toxin, which is a kind of poison. It comes from the ancient Greek word toxikon, which means "poison for arrows." Some toxic arrows could come in handy for those toxic personalities...

All forms of 'toxic' will appear on average once every 1896 pages.
detoxicate
detoxification
antitoxic
detoxify
nontoxic
toxic
toxicity

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