Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: tox
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of toxicity.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of toxicology.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of Botox

Informal; Uncountable

adj

Affected by toxin; intoxicated; toxicological.

Informal

Example Sentences

"GI tox"
"His tox screen came back positive."
"“How are you going to have a conversation around the patient’s positive tox screen results?” asked Dr. Lidya H. Wlasiuk, who teaches addiction awareness and interventions here at Boston University School of Medicine."
"crashing tox patient"

Etymology

Clippings.

Usage

Derived Forms

detoxify

Phrases

fox tox

Questions

What does tox mean?: Clipping of toxicity.
Where does tox come from?: Clippings.

How to pronounce tox

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