Associations to the word «Toxicity»

Wiktionary

TOXICITY, noun. (toxicology) Degree to which a toxic substance may harm a cell or organism.
TOXICITY, noun. (toxicology) The quality of being toxic.

Dictionary definition

TOXICITY, noun. The degree to which something is poisonous.
TOXICITY, noun. Grave harmfulness or deadliness.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.