Toxicity definition

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toxicities
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The quality or condition of being toxic.
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The quality or condition of being toxic.
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The degree to which a substance is toxic.
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The degree to which a substance is toxic.
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(toxicology) Degree to which a toxic substance may harm a cell or organism.
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(toxicology) The quality of being toxic.
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Noun

Singular:
toxicity
Plural:
toxicities

Toxicity Sentence Examples

  • Multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.

  • Some foods hold varying levels of toxicity for your pet.

  • Cancer vaccines are currently being developed to confer active, specific immunotherapy directed against tumor-associated antigens, while inducing minimal systemic toxicity.

  • The ability to predict human or environmental toxicity without recourse to animal or tissue experiments seems very limited at the moment.

  • Studies in animals have shown reproductive toxicity including fetal malformations (see section 5.3 ).

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