toxic

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈtɑk.sɪk/ UK /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
Poisonous; harmful or deadly if it gets into the body.

Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.
2

adj
Very harmful or unpleasant to be around.

He finally left his toxic workplace.
3

adj
Of a person, hateful or extremely unpleasant.

It is best to stay away from toxic people.

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1 adj · poisonous; harmful or... poisonous venomous

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Forms toxics

Derived forms adrenotoxicaerotoxicagrotoxicangiotoxicantitoxicatoxicautotoxicbacteriotoxicbiotoxiccancerotoxiccardiotoxicchemotoxic

Related forms intoxicate toxicant toxin

Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-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 Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

toxique French toxicus la-lat toxicum Latin τοξικόν Ancient Greek

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# toxic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɑk.sɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɒk.sɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 6058

## Meanings
1. Poisonous; harmful or deadly if it gets into the body.
2. Very harmful or unpleasant to be around.
3. Of a person, hateful or extremely unpleasant.

## Examples
- Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances.
- He finally left his toxic workplace.
- It is best to stay away from toxic people.

## Derived Forms
- adrenotoxic
- aerotoxic
- agrotoxic
- angiotoxic
- antitoxic
- atoxic
- autotoxic
- bacteriotoxic
- biotoxic
- cancerotoxic
- cardiotoxic
- chemotoxic

## Related Forms
- intoxicate
- toxicant
- toxin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: toxique
- Root: toxicus
- Root: toxicum
- Root: τοξικόν

## Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-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 Borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

## AI Etymology
Toxic is borrowed from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”). The historical chain runs through French toxique, la-lat toxicus, Latin toxicum, Ancient Greek τοξικόν. In present-day use, it can mean poisonous; harmful or deadly if it gets into the body, or very harmful or unpleasant to be around. Derived formations include adrenotoxic, aerotoxic, agrotoxic, angiotoxic, antitoxic, atoxic, autotoxic, bacteriotoxic.

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