toxicity
Americannoun
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toxicities
plural
noun
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the degree of strength of a poison
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the state or quality of being poisonous
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Manchester City will face an atmosphere of toxicity and hostility they have never experienced before when they walk out to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Protagonist’s job, Chief Executive Dinesh Patel explains, was to build in that toughness while leaving the toxicity behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A threshold of toxicological concern is a conservative screening tool used to help identify chemicals that need closer assessment when detailed toxicity information is limited.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after 9/11.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Remarkably, considering its startling toxicity, lead solder was not removed from American food containers until 1993.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Babies were especially vulnerable to these toxicities, resulting in high rates of infants with birth defects and illnesses.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
For instance, if patients experienced toxicities or no signs of benefit from a treatment option, future patients would be less likely to receive that treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
But genetically modified wheat has never been grown for commercial purposes due to consumer fears that allergens or toxicities could emerge in a staple used worldwide for bread, pasta and pastries.
From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2023
The company Fujifilm Irvine Scientific quietly recalled four production lots of the oil used to culture embryos on Jan. 16 after complaints of problems from clinics and its internal investigation discovered the toxicities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
About 10% of those who get checkpoint inhibitors are hospitalized with immune toxicities.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 30, 2022
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