Speakur

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toxicity

/tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
tox-i-c-i-ty
IPA
/tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or degree of being toxic.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity From toxic + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/
  • British English: /tɒkˈsɪs.ə.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

toxicities (plural)

Derived Forms

acidotoxicity antitoxicity autotoxicity biotoxicity chemotoxicity chondrotoxicity chronotoxicity coagulotoxicity cryotoxicity cytotoxicity digitoxicity ecotoxicity

Phrases

acute toxicity chronic toxicity fish acute toxicity syndrome oxygen toxicity

Synonyms

poisonousness tox perniciousness

Rhymes With

electricity publicity simplicity felicity specificity elasticity complicity eccentricity domesticity analyticity ethnicity plasticity

Questions

How do you pronounce toxicity?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɑkˈsɪs.ə.ti/.
What does toxicity mean?
The quality or degree of being toxic.
Where does toxicity come from?
Etymology tree Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English toxicity From toxic + -ity.

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