toxic

[ˈtɑːksɪk]

Definition:
1. Containing poison; poisonous.
2. Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison.

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Use 'toxic' in a sentence:

1. Are they metabolized to more toxic compounds.
2. The agency is now investigating the toxic effects of some of the chemicals in the latest report.
3. May cause severe burns. Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.
4. According to Fiona Qian, the firm's deputy manager, the high cost of doing this means some refineries are still dumping toxic waste in landfills.
5. They might eat something toxic and damage their health.
6. The toxic substances that fear, anger, frustration and stress produce not only kill guinea pigs but kill us off in a similar manner.
7. Sue Palmer, writer of Toxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color.
8. Ragwort contains a battery of toxic and resilient alkaloids: even honey made from its flowers contains the poison in dilute form.
9. In addition, water heated geothermally can contain salts and toxic materials dissolved from the hot rock.
10. Removing toxic assets would also reduce the volatility of banks'stock prices.
11. Otherwise, no fish are able to survive in the naturally toxic lake.
12. A harvest of the shoots would remove the toxic compounds off site to be burned or composted to recover the metal for industrial uses.
13. These products are not toxic to humans.
14. In "Toxic II," the hero windsurfs to Japan.
15. For example, I have a friend who is being in a toxic relationship.
16. In fact, 84 percent of women--and 75 percent of men--said they'd had a toxic friend at some point, with 1 in 3 survey takers fessing up to a toxic BFF.
17. The developing brain, the report says, is particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of certain chemicals these products may contain, and the damage they cause can be permanent.
18. No fish are able to survive in the naturally toxic lake.
19. Ubiquity might not be toxic to authenticity, but it certainly dilutes it.
20. Seawater samples from the area where the seals died did contain unusually high concentrations of the toxic bacterium.
21. There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.
22. Role of soybean production not producing any toxic effects.
23. It has proved toxic at some doses in animals and so cannot be used in humans.
24. Many toxic effects can be studied at the cellular level.
25. A new centre for research on toxic waste was inaugurated today at Imperial College.
26. But if people throw them away, the toxic chemicals can get into the earth or air, affecting the environment and people's health.
27. Structure Design of an Embedded Toxic Gas Detecting Instrumentation and Spectral Analysis Research.
28. While mineral deficiencies can limit the growth of plants, an overabundance of certain minerals can be toxic and can also limit growth.
29. The dust and toxic chemicals you bring into your house via your shoes can deteriorate the air quality in your home.
30. Unfortunately these drugs are quite toxic and hinder the body's ability to fight off infection.
31. Toxic waste could endanger lives and poison fish.
32. Toxic minerals would first be absorbed by roots but later relocated to the stem and leaves.
33. The entire plant, also known as a kidney bean tree, is toxic, though some say the flowers are not.
34. They can thrive in soil with high concentrations of metals that are toxic to most other plants.
35. The production, storage, transportation, sale and use of toxic chemicals and materials containing radioactive substances must comply with the relevant state provisions so as to prevent environmental pollution.
36. The blast sent a huge mushroom cloud of toxic gas into the air.
37. Clouds of toxic fumes escaped in a huge chemical factory blaze.
38. Older production technologies often continue to generate toxic wastes that were not regulated when the technology was first adopted.
39. Many pesticides are highly toxic.
40. Because they lack oxygen, marsh sediments are high in sulfides that are toxic to most plants.
41. Large sections of the river have been poisoned by toxic waste from factories.
42. Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached.
43. Snake venom is a mixture of proteins, some toxic, poisonous, and some not.
44. There should be careful consideration about the use of such toxic chemicals.
45. Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea.
46. Up to 10 million tonnes of toxic wastes are produced every year in the UK.
47. The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.
48. A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive.