English-Portuguese translations for toxic

• tóxico
  Exportação de resíduos tóxicos para África (votação) Export of toxic waste to Africa (vote)
  O volume de resíduos tóxicos continua a aumentar na UE. The volume of toxic waste is continuously increasing in the EU.
  Os resíduos tóxicos estão armazenados a céu aberto. Toxic residues are stored in the open air.
• tóxica
  Muitos medicamentos são substâncias tóxicas. Many medicines are toxic substances.
  Simultaneamente, são criadas muitas toneladas desta rocha tóxica. At the same time, very many tonnes of this toxic rock are created.
  Estas substâncias são perigosas, são tóxicas. These substances are dangerous, they are toxic.
• venenoso
  Poeiras tóxicas pairam na atmosfera. Vapores venenosos emergem da lava. There is toxic dust, and toxic vapours are emerging from the lava.

Definition of toxic

• Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities
• Appearing grossly unwell; characterised by serious, potentially life-threatening compromise in the respiratory, circulatory or other body systems
• Severely negative or harmful
• Hateful or strongly antipathetic

Examples

• Tobacco smoke contains many toxic substances
• The child appeared toxic on arrival at the hospital
• a toxic environment that promoted bullying
• It is not good to be around toxic people

Related words

• intoxicated
• intoxication
• intoxicate
• toxicity
• nontoxic
• toxicologist
• toxicology
• toxicosis
• nephrotoxic