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toxicity

[tok-sis-i-tee]

noun

plural

toxicities 
  1. the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous.

    to determine the toxicity of arsenic.



toxicity

/ ɒˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. the degree of strength of a poison

  2. the state or quality of being poisonous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • hypertoxicity noun
  • nontoxicity noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicity1

First recorded in 1880–85; toxic + -ity
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Example Sentences

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“Our Joe’s toxicity began in a way that was more buried, more covert. And as the series and our culture has progressed, it’s gotten more pronounced.”

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I smiled at the absurdity and power of the metaphor that is the Age of Trump and its oppressive toxicity that has confused and disoriented so many Americans.

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County officials called for volunteers in March to help with rebuilding the park, saying that the decision was tone deaf in the face of fire survivors’ trauma and unsafe given the toxicity of the debris.

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The toxicity of a metal like arsenic can vary greatly depending on the chemical compounds it exists in.

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Although most of the marine mammals affected by domoic acid toxicity are California sea lions, other animals are also susceptible to its effects, according to the Marine Mammal Center.

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