toxicity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality or degree of being toxic.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Synonyms

   poisonousnesstox

   Examples

   drug toxicity

   liver toxicity

   More examples (6)

   social toxicity

   Researchers tested the toxicity of the chemical compound.

   The online discussion quickly descended into toxicity.

   High levels of mercury can cause severe toxicity.

   The toxicity of the various salts is different for different species of plant and animal life.

   Thus far, toxicity of nickel to plants has been observed only on acid soils.

Noun

1. the degree to which something is poisonous

   Broader terms

   definite quantity

2. grave harmfulness or deadliness

   Synonyms

   perniciousness

   Broader terms

   unwholesomenessmorbidnessmorbidity