antitoxic

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adjective

That counteracts a toxin or poison.

Similar
nontoxicatoxic
OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. immunologyThat counteracts a toxin or poison.
  2. Of or relating to an antitoxin.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecounteracting a toxin or poison

Similar
nontoxicatoxic
Also see
atoxicnontoxic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Englishantitoxic

From anti- + toxic.

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Translations

French antitoxique
  • antitoxiquethat counteracts a toxin or poison
Italian antitossico
  • antitossicothat counteracts a toxin or poison
Polish antytoksyczny
  • antytoksycznythat counteracts a toxin or poison
Portuguese antitóxico
  • antitóxicothat counteracts a toxin or poison
Romanian antitoxic
  • antitoxicthat counteracts a toxin or poison
Spanish antitóxico
  • antitóxicothat counteracts a toxin or poison
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APA

antitoxic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitoxic

MLA

“antitoxic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitoxic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitoxic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitoxic.

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