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tox·ic·i·ty

(tŏk-sĭs′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. tox·ic·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being toxic.

2. The degree to which a substance is toxic.

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toxicity

(tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ)

1. the degree of strength of a poison

2. the state or quality of being poisonous

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tox•ic•i•ty

(tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

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

[1880–85]

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Noun	1.	toxicity - the degree to which something is poisonous definite quantity - a specific measure of amount cytotoxicity - the degree to which something is toxic to living cells
	2.	toxicity - grave harmfulness or deadliness perniciousness unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

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τοξικότητα

myrkyllisyys

toxicité

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toxicity

[ˌtɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ] N → toxicidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

toxicity

[tɒkˈsɪsəti] n → toxicité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

toxicity

n → Giftigkeit f, → Giftgehalt m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tox·ic·i·ty

n. toxicidad,

cualidad de ser venenoso;

reacción adversa a una medicina.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

toxicity

n toxicidad f

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