Toxic
adjective
Dangerous and harmful.
The factory was leaking toxic chemicals into the river.
Often appears as...
- toxic waste
- toxic chemicals
adjective
Very unpleasant or unacceptable.
Their toxic relationship was causing them both stress.
Often appears as...
- toxic relationship
- toxic behavior
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Colloquial
noun
A toxic substance.
The medic quickly identified the toxic and provided the antidote.
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Technical
adjective
Related to or caused by a toxin or poison.
He was diagnosed with a toxic disease stemming from exposure to industrial waste.
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over a long period of time.
She decided to quit her toxic job and start afresh.
Often appears as...
- toxic work environment
- toxic relationship
adjective
Dangerous and harmful.
The factory was leaking toxic chemicals into the river.
Often appears as...
- toxic waste
- toxic chemicals
adjective
Very unpleasant or unacceptable.
Their toxic relationship was causing them both stress.
Often appears as...
- toxic relationship
- toxic behavior
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A toxic substance.
The medic quickly identified the toxic and provided the antidote.
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to or caused by a toxin or poison.
He was diagnosed with a toxic disease stemming from exposure to industrial waste.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Causing you a lot of harm and unhappiness over a long period of time.
She decided to quit her toxic job and start afresh.
Often appears as...
- toxic work environment
- toxic relationship
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Environmental Harm
Reflects negative impact on nature, typically from pollution or waste.
Campaigns highlight the toxic effects of oil spills on marine life.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Danger
Implies immediate health hazards due to exposure, ingestion, or contact.
Wear protective gear to handle the toxic substances safely.
Pro Tip 1/2Environmental Harm
Reflects negative impact on nature, typically from pollution or waste.
Campaigns highlight the toxic effects of oil spills on marine life.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Danger
Implies immediate health hazards due to exposure, ingestion, or contact.
Wear protective gear to handle the toxic substances safely.
Pro Tip 1/2Environmental Harm
Reflects negative impact on nature, typically from pollution or waste.
Campaigns highlight the toxic effects of oil spills on marine life.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Danger
Implies immediate health hazards due to exposure, ingestion, or contact.
Wear protective gear to handle the toxic substances safely.
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Meet the Frog Licker PIPE...
mildly toxic to humans they are brightly colored best to serve as a warning to potential predators to stay away these alkaloid chemicals in the Frog skin that may be harmful to other creatures could be helpful to humans they might hold the key to new medicines such as pain
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Four reasons you should...
don't give you understanding as a matter of fact they're quite toxic to your brain events news events are just things happening flickering on the world surface but to make better decisions you want to understand what drives these events or generates these events and new
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How does your body...
And getting the dose right is important. If it's too low, the medicine won't do its job. If it's too high, the drug and its metabolites can be toxic. That's true of any drug. One of the hardest groups of patients to get the right dosage for are children.
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How to master your sense...
or fruit, but never anything toxic. Close your eyes and have someone bring them under your nose. Sniff and try to name the source. Over time, you'll begin to appreciate nuances in familiar odors and recognize characteristics of new and unusual smells.
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What does the liver do?...
It also makes vitamin D and substances that help digestion. But one of its most vital products is bile. Like an eco-friendly treatment plant, the liver uses cells called hepatocytes to convert toxic waste products into this bitter greenish liquid.
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How does caffeine keep...
it's toxic to insects. But when they consume it in lower doses, as it's found in nectar, it can actually help them remember and revisit flowers. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system.
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The life cycle of a...
when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand. But only up until this point.
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Garth Lenz: The true...
The world does not need any more pipelines to wed our addiction to fossil fuels. And the world certainly does not need the largest toxic impoundments to grow and multiply and further threaten the downstream communities.
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What really happens to...
and some of those are highly toxic. Together, they create a harmful stew called leachate, which can move into groundwater, soil and streams, poisoning ecosystems and harming wildlife.
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Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
from cannibal crabs to giant snails life here has found a way to thrive amongst the toxic plumes and it's all thanks to the smallest
Video examples
Meet the Frog Licker PIPE...
mildly toxic to humans they are brightly colored best to serve as a warning to potential predators to stay away these alkaloid chemicals in the Frog skin that may be harmful to other creatures could be helpful to humans they might hold the key to new medicines such as pain
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
don't give you understanding as a matter of fact they're quite toxic to your brain events news events are just things happening flickering on the world surface but to make better decisions you want to understand what drives these events or generates these events and new
Video examples
How does your body...
And getting the dose right is important. If it's too low, the medicine won't do its job. If it's too high, the drug and its metabolites can be toxic. That's true of any drug. One of the hardest groups of patients to get the right dosage for are children.
Video examples
How to master your sense...
or fruit, but never anything toxic. Close your eyes and have someone bring them under your nose. Sniff and try to name the source. Over time, you'll begin to appreciate nuances in familiar odors and recognize characteristics of new and unusual smells.
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
It also makes vitamin D and substances that help digestion. But one of its most vital products is bile. Like an eco-friendly treatment plant, the liver uses cells called hepatocytes to convert toxic waste products into this bitter greenish liquid.
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
it's toxic to insects. But when they consume it in lower doses, as it's found in nectar, it can actually help them remember and revisit flowers. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system.
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand. But only up until this point.
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
The world does not need any more pipelines to wed our addiction to fossil fuels. And the world certainly does not need the largest toxic impoundments to grow and multiply and further threaten the downstream communities.
Video examples
What really happens to...
and some of those are highly toxic. Together, they create a harmful stew called leachate, which can move into groundwater, soil and streams, poisoning ecosystems and harming wildlife.
Video examples
Earth's Hidden Volcanos...
from cannibal crabs to giant snails life here has found a way to thrive amongst the toxic plumes and it's all thanks to the smallest
Example 1 of 10
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
My father once said, 'If you're in the desert and you're dying of thirst, are you going to drink a glass of blood or are you going to drink a glass of water?' I think what he was trying to say, interesting coming from my blood father, is sometimes there are people in your family that can be toxic.
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John Raese
American Politician
One volcano puts out more toxic gases - one volcano - than man makes in a whole year. And when you look at this 'climate change,' and when you look at the regular climate change that we all have in the world, we have warm and we have cooling spells.
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
It's often said that you're the product of the five people you spend the most time with. If you allow even one of those five people to be toxic, you'll soon find out how capable he or she is of holding you back.
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Sam Levinson
American Actor
I don't design stories to fit some political ideology. I design stories about characters who I love and care about, while trying to make sense of an increasingly mad and toxic and insane world.
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Natalia Dyer
American Actress
Social media - It's not real life. I only caught the tail end of it in high school. It can be good, and it can be fun, but you can't let it get toxic.
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Kate Crawford
Australian Writer
Only by developing a deeper understanding of AI systems as they act in the world can we ensure that this new infrastructure never turns toxic.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Pollution from oil and gas development, toxic runoff, and miles and miles of plastic trash foul the waters and threaten marine life.
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Hannah Gadsby
Australian Comedian
A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they've trusted take responsibility, and that is what's toxic.
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Jane Ridley
English Historian
It is a truth universally acknowledged that secrets are toxic and break up families.
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Matthew Hussey
British Celebrity
If you are in a toxic relationship, that poisons you everywhere else in your life.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
My father once said, 'If you're in the desert and you're dying of thirst, are you going to drink a glass of blood or are you going to drink a glass of water?' I think what he was trying to say, interesting coming from my blood father, is sometimes there are people in your family that can be toxic.
Quote examples
John Raese
American Politician
One volcano puts out more toxic gases - one volcano - than man makes in a whole year. And when you look at this 'climate change,' and when you look at the regular climate change that we all have in the world, we have warm and we have cooling spells.
Quote examples
Travis Bradberry
American Author
It's often said that you're the product of the five people you spend the most time with. If you allow even one of those five people to be toxic, you'll soon find out how capable he or she is of holding you back.
Quote examples
Sam Levinson
American Actor
I don't design stories to fit some political ideology. I design stories about characters who I love and care about, while trying to make sense of an increasingly mad and toxic and insane world.
Quote examples
Natalia Dyer
American Actress
Social media - It's not real life. I only caught the tail end of it in high school. It can be good, and it can be fun, but you can't let it get toxic.
Quote examples
Kate Crawford
Australian Writer
Only by developing a deeper understanding of AI systems as they act in the world can we ensure that this new infrastructure never turns toxic.
Quote examples
Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Pollution from oil and gas development, toxic runoff, and miles and miles of plastic trash foul the waters and threaten marine life.
Quote examples
Hannah Gadsby
Australian Comedian
A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they've trusted take responsibility, and that is what's toxic.
Quote examples
Jane Ridley
English Historian
It is a truth universally acknowledged that secrets are toxic and break up families.
Quote examples
Matthew Hussey
British Celebrity
If you are in a toxic relationship, that poisons you everywhere else in your life.
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