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Toxic vs Toxicosis - What's the difference?

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Toxicosis is a related term of toxic.



In toxicology terms the difference between toxic and toxicosis

is that toxic is having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities while toxicosis is illness due to poisoning.

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 toxicosis is

illness due to 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

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    toxicosis

    English

    Noun

    (toxicoses)
  • (toxicology) illness due to poisoning

    • Related terms

    * toxic * toxicity