noxa

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noun

Anything that exerts a harmful influence, such as trauma, poison, etc.

OriginLatin noxa →
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Meanings

nounnoxa (plural noxae)

plural noxae

  1. medicineAnything that exerts a harmful influence, such as trauma, poison, etc.

Origin

  1. Latinnoxa“harm, damage”
  2. Englishnoxa

From Latin noxa (“harm, damage”).

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Translations

Hungarian noxa
  • noxaanything that exerts a harmful influence
Romanian noxă
  • noxăanything that exerts a harmful influence

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

axon
Cite this entry
APA

noxa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noxa

MLA

“noxa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noxa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noxa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noxa.

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