toxic : Idioms & Phrases


toxic condition

  • noun the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
    poisoning; intoxication.
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toxic dumpsite

  • noun a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)
    toxic dumpsite; toxic waste dump.
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toxic industrial waste

  • noun poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)
    toxic industrial waste.
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toxic shock

  • noun syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
    toxic shock; TSS.
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toxic shock syndrome

  • noun syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
    toxic shock; TSS.
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toxic site

  • noun a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
    Superfund site; toxic site.
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toxic waste

  • noun poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means)
    toxic industrial waste.
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toxic waste area

  • noun a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
    Superfund site; toxic site.
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toxic waste dump

  • noun a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)
    toxic dumpsite; toxic waste dump.
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toxic waste site

  • noun a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)
    toxic dumpsite; toxic waste dump.
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