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tox·ic 'täk-sik adj
1) of, relating to, or caused by a poison or toxin <a \toxic effect>
2 a) affected by a poison or toxin
b) affected with toxemia of pregnancy <\toxic pregnant women>
3) POISONOUS <\toxic drugs>
toxic n a toxic substance
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adj.
having a poisonous effect; potentially lethal.
Medical dictionary. 2011.