toksik

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Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English toxic, from French toxique, from Late Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from Latin toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔk.sɪk/
  • Rhymes: -sɪk
  • Hyphenation: tok‧sik

Adjective

toksik

  1. (toxicology, pharmacology) toxic: having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

Noun

toksik (plural toksik-toksik, first-person possessive toksikku, second-person possessive toksikmu, third-person possessive toksiknya)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of toksin (“toxin”).

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