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toxic

Definition for toxic

adjective as in poisonous

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After 62 minutes at Hampden, the atmosphere was verging on turning toxic after Greece drilled in a deserved opener amid a dominant display.

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Most odors in aircraft aren’t toxic, and neither are all vapors.

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Scientists have developed a toxic bait that specifically targets rats and is largely harmless to other animals.

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The social themes become more prominent in the second half, and we learn or are reminded just how toxic the military was to gay people, and how backward was its attitude.

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In Parkinson's disease, this protein sticks together into toxic clumps that cause nerve cell death and leads to patients suffering from symptoms such as tremors, difficulties moving and muscle stiffness.

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