toxic
CEFR: B2
Poisonous, hazardous, or biologically capable of causing severe cellular injury, disease, or death to living organisms.
Synonyms
- noxious
- venomous
- deleterious
Common Collocations
- toxic waste
- toxic chemicals
- toxic emissions
Example Sentence
Preclinical screening assays eliminate compounds that exhibit toxic effects on human liver and kidney cell lines.