A mix of different things or people is two or more of them together.
toxic bank
a financial institution set up to hold and manage underperforming assets owned by other banks
toxic fumes
Fumes are the unpleasant and often unhealthy smoke and gases that are produced by fires or by things such as chemicals, fuel, or cooking.
toxic noise
environmental noise which can damage your hearing , for example in an industrial workplace , at a music concert , etc
toxic waste
waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
toxic effect
an adverse effect of a drug produced by an exaggeration of the effect that produces the therapeutic response
toxic shock syndrome
a potentially fatal condition, characterized by fever , stomachache , a painful rash , and a drop in blood pressure, that is caused by staphylococcal blood poisoning . In women it is most commonly caused by a retained tampon during menstruation
Chinese translation of 'toxic'
toxic
(ˈtɔksɪk)
adj
[fumes, waste etc]有毒的 (yǒudú de)
(adjective)
Definition
caused by poison
the cost of cleaning up toxic waste
Synonyms
poisonous
All parts of the yew tree are poisonous.
deadly
a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins
lethal
a lethal dose of sleeping pills
harmful
the harmful effects of smoking
pernicious (formal)
the pernicious effects of alcoholism
noxious
carbon monoxide and other noxious gases
septic
a septic toe
pestilential
the pestilential grey squirrel
baneful (archaic)
Opposites
safe
,
harmless
,
invigorating
,
salubrious
,
nontoxic
,
non-poisonous
Additional synonyms
in the sense of baneful
Synonyms
harmful,
fatal,
deadly,
disastrous,
destructive,
hurtful,
pernicious (formal),
noxious,
venomous,
ruinous,
calamitous,
baleful,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
pestilential,
maleficent
in the sense of deadly
Definition
likely to cause death
a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins
Synonyms
lethal,
fatal,
deathly,
dangerous,
devastating,
destructive,
mortal,
murderous,
poisonous,
toxic,
malignant,
virulent,
pernicious (formal),
noxious,
venomous,
baleful,
death-dealing,
baneful
in the sense of harmful
Definition
causing or tending to cause harm, esp. to a person's health
the harmful effects of smoking
Synonyms
damaging,
dangerous,
negative,
evil,
destructive,
hazardous,
unhealthy,
detrimental,
hurtful,
toxic,
pernicious (formal),
noxious,
baleful,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
unwholesome,
disadvantageous,
baneful,
maleficent,
toxic
Synonyms of 'toxic'
toxic
Explore 'toxic' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of lethal
Definition
capable of causing death
a lethal dose of sleeping pills
Synonyms
deadly,
terminal,
fatal,
deathly,
dangerous,
devastating,
destructive,
mortal,
murderous,
poisonous,
toxic,
virulent,
pernicious (formal),
noxious,
baneful
in the sense of noxious
Definition
poisonous or harmful
carbon monoxide and other noxious gases
Synonyms
harmful,
deadly,
poisonous,
toxic,
unhealthy,
hurtful,
pernicious (formal),
injurious,
unwholesome,
noisome,
pestilential,
insalubrious,
foul,
baneful (archaic),
detrimental
in the sense of pernicious
Definition
causing grave harm
the pernicious effects of alcoholism
Synonyms
wicked,
bad,
damaging,
dangerous,
evil,
offensive,
fatal,
deadly,
destructive,
harmful,
toxic,
poisonous,
malicious,
malign,
malignant,
detrimental,
hurtful,
malevolent,
noxious,
venomous,
ruinous,
baleful,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
noisome,
baneful (archaic),
pestilent,
maleficent
in the sense of pestilential
the pestilential grey squirrel
Synonyms
deadly,
dangerous,
evil,
foul,
destructive,
harmful,
hazardous,
detrimental,
pernicious (formal),
ruinous,
deleterious (formal),
injurious
in the sense of septic
Definition
of or caused by harmful bacteria
a septic toe
Synonyms
infected,
poisoned,
toxic,
festering,
pussy,
putrid,
putrefying,
suppurating,
putrefactive
toxic
(tɒksɪk)
adjective
A toxic substance is poisonous.
...the cost of cleaning up toxic waste.
These products are not toxic to humans. [+ to]
Synonyms: poisonous, deadly, lethal, harmful More Synonyms of toxic
of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or poison; poisonous
2.
harmful or damaging
3.
(of a financial asset) likely to cause significant loss to the holder
Derived forms
toxically (ˈtoxically)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from medical Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum poison, from Greek toxikon (pharmakon) (poison) used on arrows, from toxon arrow
toxic in American English
(ˈtɑksɪk)
adjective
1.
of, affected by, or caused by a toxin, or poison
2.
acting as a poison; poisonous
noun
3.
a toxic substance; also, something contaminated by a toxic substance
usually used in pl.
Derived forms
toxicity (toxˈicity) (ˈtɑksˈɪsəti)
noun
Word origin
ML toxicus < L toxicum, a poison < Gr toxicon, a poison, orig., poison in which arrows were dipped < toxicos, of or for a bow < toxon, a bow
Examples of 'toxic' in a sentence
toxic
There are trials of drugs to cut toxic protein that destroy healthy brain tissue.
The Sun (2016)
ONE of the City's biggest employers is considering using its stockpile of toxic debt to pay bonuses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What was proposed was a toxic combination of financial and operational gearing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Yet we know that what is natural can also be toxic and deadly to man.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He had already bet against as many of the toxic loans as he could.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet we know that trauma has a complex and highly toxic effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many of the drugs were toxic and only marginally effective.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Toxic chemicals may have been dumped in the nearby countryside.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The toxic effect of all four killed her.
The Sun (2010)
It is very difficult to confirm but it was definitely some toxic chemical.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Experiments with rats showed it had no toxic effects and lowered the blood pressure.
The Sun (2013)
Madrid will also ask two independent auditing firms to value the exposure of banks to toxic property assets.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These are all affected by nutritional balance as well as by drugs and toxic elements in the environment and diet.
Chaitow, Leon The Beat Fatigue Workbook - how to identify the causes (1988)
Toxic financial products that were all the rage until 2008 are back.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It had planned to insure up to 260 billion of toxic loans.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Because the disease behaves a bit like cancer, they reckoned toxic chemo drugs might help.
The Sun (2007)
That dynamic worked out poorly before the financial crisis as rating agencies happily gave their approval to toxic mortgage assets in exchange for very large fees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Like a bank crashing under the burden of toxic debt, it's too big to fail.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And it was'a far less toxic and deadly opposition' than it could have been.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The move makes clear that profitable companies in Dubai fear being saddled with toxic debts from other government-owned businesses.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He said banks can lend more and improve their financial strength by dumping all the toxic loans they have, and possibly raise new capital over time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
America may have helped to plunge the world into economic darkness by feeding toxic financial assets into the banking systems of Europe and Asia.