toxique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin toxicus (“poisoned”), from toxicum (“poison”), from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) [φάρμακον (phármakon)] ("poison for use on arrows"), from τοξικός (toxikós, “relating to arrows or archery”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔk.sik/

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• Homophone: toxiques

Adjective

toxique (plural toxiques)

1. toxic (having a harmful chemical nature)

Derived terms

• écotoxique
• génotoxique
• hypotoxique
• intoxication
• intoxiquer
• toxicité
• toxico
• toxicologie
• toxicomane
• toxicomanie
• ultratoxique

 

Further reading

• “toxique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.