Hypertext Webster Gateway: "toxic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Toxic \Tox"ic\, Toxical \Tox"ic*al\, a. [L. toxicum poison,
originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr.
toxiko`n (sc. ?) poison for smearing arrows with, fr.
toxiko`s of or for the bow, from to`xon bow, arrow. Cf.
{Intoxicate}.]
Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as, toxic medicines.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
toxic
adj : of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering
from exposure to toxic substances" [ant: {nontoxic}]
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