toxicity

[ tok-sis-i-tee ]
/ tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti /

noun, plural tox·ic·i·ties.

the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being toxic or poisonous: to determine the toxicity of arsenic.

Origin of toxicity

First recorded in 1880–85; toxic + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM toxicity

hy·per·tox·ic·i·ty, noun non·tox·ic·i·ty, noun

Words nearby toxicity

toxic shock syndrome, toxic tetanus, toxic waste, toxicant, toxication, toxicity, toxico-, toxicodendron, toxicogenic, toxicoid, toxicol.

Example sentences from the Web for toxicity

British Dictionary definitions for toxicity

toxicity
/ (tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ) /

noun

the degree of strength of a poison
the state or quality of being poisonous

Medical definitions for toxicity

toxicity
[ tŏk-sĭs′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The quality or condition of being toxic.
The degree to which a substance is toxic.