Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z townish Characteristic of a (certain type of) town. townishly In a townish manner. townishness The quality of being townish. townland A geographical unit of land smaller than a parish. townless Without a town or towns. townlessness Absence of towns. townlet Synonym of small town. Townley A surname. townlike Resembling or characteristic of a town. townling An inhabitant of a town. townly Characteristic of a town or its inhabitants. townman A town-dweller; townsman townmate A friend with whom one shares a hometown, especially a small one. towns A surname. townsboy A boy who resides in a town; a young townsman. townscape A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town townscaper One who townscapes; a town planner. Townsel A surname. townselike Bourgeois; plebeian. Townsell A surname. Townsend A surname. Townsendian Of or relating to the Townsend Plan of 1933, proposing an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, and leading to a social and political movement. Townsendite A supporter of the Townsend Plan of 1933, proposing an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, and leading to a social and political movement. townsfellow A townsman. townsfolk The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes. townsfolks townsfolk Townshend A surname. township The territory of a town. townshipwide Throughout a township. townsite In former British colonies, a tract of land authorized to be developed as a town and then surveyed and marked out with streets. townsizing A trend where travellers visit smaller, quieter towns and villages rather than the better-known big tourist cities. Townsley A surname. townsman A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. townsmate A person with which one shares a town. Townson A surname originating as a patronymic. townsperson An inhabitant of a town. Townsville A coastal city in northern Queensland, Australia. Townsvillean A native or inhabitant of the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Townsvillian A native or inhabitant of the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. townswoman A woman who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. townward Towards a town. townwards Towards a town; townward. townwear Everyday clothing suitable for wearing in a town, as opposed to activewear. townwide Extending throughout a town. towny Characteristic of a town. Towong A local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Towong. towpath A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc. Towradgi A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Towrang A locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Towrie A surname. towrope A rope (e.g., manila rope, wire rope, cable) used for towing large objects (e.g., motor vehicles, marine vessels, gliders). Towry A surname. tows take-off warning system towsack A kind of burlap sack; a gunny sack. towser A given name for a dog. towship A ship used to tow other vessels. Towsley A surname. Towson A surname. Towthorpe A hamlet and site of a medieval village in Fimber parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9062). Towton A village and civil parish (served by Towton, Grimston and Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE4839). towy Composed of, or resembling, tow (the fabric). Towyn A coastal town in Kinmel Bay and Towyn community, Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH9779). towzy Shaggy and unkempt. tox Affected by toxin; intoxicated; toxicological. toxalbumic Of or relating to a toxalbumin. toxalbumin A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous) toxamin A hypothetical substance in cereals that interferes with calcium and phosphorus metabolism and leads to rickets. toxant Synonym of toxicant (“poisonous substance”). toxaphene An acaricide and insecticide that is a mixture of chlorinated camphenes, now considered a persistent organic pollutant. toxarch The captain of a group of archers in ancient Greece, particularly the mercenaries at Athens. toxarches Synonym of toxarch. toxascarosis Any disease caused by the presence of parasites of the genus Toxascaris Toxcatl The fifth 20-day month of the Aztec calendar, lasting approximately from 5 to 22 May. toxemia Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection. toxemic affected by or otherwise relating to toxemia, organically poisoned toxic Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. toxically In a toxic manner. toxicant Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity. toxicarioside A particular steroid glycoside. toxicarol An organic compound isolated from Tephrosia toxicaria. toxicate To metabolise a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite. toxication the metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite toxicemia toxemia; blood poisoning toxicity The quality or degree of being toxic. toxicness Synonym of toxicity. toxicodendrol Synonym of urushiol. toxicodendron Any of the plants in the genus Toxicodendron, including poison ivy, poison oak, etc. toxicodynamic Of or pertaining to toxicodynamics. toxicodynamically In a toxicodynamic manner. toxicodynamics The actions and interactions of an exogenous compound within an organism, including the compound's affects on processes at the organ, cellular, and molecular levels. toxicoferan Any squamate reptile of the clade Toxicofera toxicogenesis The production of toxins or poisons toxicogenetics The study of the genetic influences on the responses of organisms to toxins. toxicogenic Producing poison or toxins toxicogenicity The quality of being toxicogenic. toxicogenome A genome that has been modified by a toxic substance toxicogenomic Of or pertaining to toxicogenomics toxicogenomics The study of the toxic effects of substances on genetic material, aiming to predict the toxic effect on organisms. toxicognath One of a pair of modified legs on a centipede which function as poison fangs. toxicoid Resembling a toxin but not the same. toxicoinfection infection by a material (typically a bacterium) that produces toxins toxicoinfectious Relating to, or causing a toxicoinfection toxicokinetic Of or pertaining to toxicokinetics toxicokinetically In a toxicokinetic manner. toxicokinetics The application of pharmacokinetics to the study of toxicity toxicologic Of or pertaining to toxicology. toxicological of or pertaining to toxicology toxicologically In a toxicological manner; with regard to toxicology toxicologist A scientist or physician who specializes in toxicology. toxicology The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning. toxicomania an insane desire for poisonous or intoxicating substances toxicometry The quantitative assessment of toxicity and the hazards of potentially toxic substances. toxicopathic That causes disease etc. by means of a poison toxicopathologic toxicopathological toxicopathological Relating to toxicopathology toxicopathology The study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that are induced by toxicants, toxins, and physical agents. toxicophagous Having an addiction to poisonous substances. toxicopharmacological Of or pertaining to toxicopharmacology. toxicopharmacology The pharmacology of toxic substances. toxicophobia A morbid fear of poisons or being poisoned. toxicophore The part of a substance's chemical structure that is responsible for its toxicity toxicophoric Describing the potential toxicity of a substance due to its structure. toxicoproteomics The application of proteomics to toxicology toxicosis illness due to poisoning toxicotic Relating to toxicosis. toxicovenomic Relating to toxicovenomics toxicovenomics The study of toxins delivered in venom toxicovigilance The active identification, investigation, and evaluation of potentially toxic hazards in the environment. toxics Toxic waste toxicyst An extrusome near the mouth of some predatory protozoans. toxidermia The presence of skin lesions as a result of the action of toxins or allergens toxidermic Relating to toxidermia toxidermitis Any form of dermatitis caused by a poison toxidrome A syndrome induced by a toxin. toxiferine A curare toxin and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist. toxiferous Conveying or producing a poison. toxification The metabolic conversion of a substance into a toxin. toxifier That which toxifies; something poisonous. toxifilin An actin present in chromists of the genus Toxoplasma toxify To make or render toxic. toxigenic toxicogenic toxigenicity Quality or degree of being toxigenic. toxin A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms. toxinemia The presence of a toxin in the blood toxinfection infection with a toxin toxinfectious Relating to toxinfection. toxinic Relating to a toxin toxinlike Resembling or characteristic of a toxin. toxinogenic toxicogenic toxinogenicity toxicogenicity