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adjective
- (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
Translations: - Dutch: giftig(nl)
- German: giftig(de)
- French: (t, fr, toxique, m, f)
- Italian: tossica(it, tossico, m}}, {{t-, it)f
- Spanish: (t, es, tóxico, m), (t, es, tóxica, f)
Etymology: (term, toxique, lang=fr) < (term, toxicus, , poisoned, lang=la) < (term, toxicum, , poison, lang=la) < Ancient Greek (term, sc=polytonic, , , tr=toxikon, lang=grc), (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=pharmakon, , poison for use on arrows, lang=grc) < (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=toxikos, , pertaining to arrows or archery, labng=grc) < (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=toxon, , bow, lang=grc).
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