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Toxic vs Toxaemia - What's the difference?

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Toxaemia is a related term of toxic.



As an adjective toxic

is having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

As a noun toxaemia is

an alternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning.

toxic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

    • Synonyms

    * poisonous * venomous

    Related terms

    * cytotoxic * toxicity * toxic shock * toxin

    References

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    toxaemia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * toxemia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • , organic blood poisoning

    • Derived terms

    * toxaemic

    Related terms

    * toxic * toxicant * toxicology * toxicosis * toxine * toxophil