toxic

adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: tox-ic (2)

English Definition

Poisonous or very harmful

Example Sentence

These chemicals are highly toxic.

US IPA /ˈtɑːk.sɪk/

UK IPA /ˈtɒk.sɪk/

poisonous venomous harmful noxious deadly

nontoxic harmless beneficial