[tok-sik] /ˈtɒk sɪk/
of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a or poison:
a toxic condition.
acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous:
a toxic drug.
pertaining to or noting debt that will probably not be repaid:
pertaining to or noting a financial instrument or other asset that has no value or an unknown value because there is no market for it:
toxic mortgage-backed securities.
a toxic chemical or other substance.
of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
harmful or deadly
(of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder
also nontoxic, 1892, from non- + toxic.
1660s, from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus “poisoned,” from Latin toxicum “poison,” from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) “(poison) for use on arrows,” from toxikon, neuter of toxikos “pertaining to arrows or archery,” and thus to a bow, from toxon “bow,” probably from a Scythian word that also was borrowed into Latin as taxus “yew.”
toxic tox·ic (tŏk’sĭk)
A toxic chemical or other substance.
- Nontoxic goiter
nontoxic goiter non·tox·ic goiter (nŏn-tŏk’sĭk) n. Goiter not accompanied by hyperthyroidism.
[tok-sis-i-tee] /tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti/ noun, plural toxicities. 1. the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic. /tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ/ noun 1. the degree of strength of a poison 2. the state or quality of being poisonous 1881, from toxic + -ity. toxicity tox·ic·i·ty (tŏk-sĭs’ĭ-tē) n.
[treyd] /treɪd/ noun 1. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade. 2. the act of buying, selling, or exchanging stocks, bonds, or currency: Stock brokerages typically charge a commission per trade. 3. a purchase or sale; business […]
[truh-dish-uh-nl] /trəˈdɪʃ ə nl/ adjective 1. of or relating to . 2. handed down by . 3. in accordance with . 4. of, relating to, or characteristic of the older styles of jazz, especially New Orleans style, Chicago style, Kansas City style, and Dixieland. Compare (def 5). /ˌnɒntrəˈdɪʃənəl/ adjective 1. not traditional; unconventional: nontraditional lifestyles […]