toxemic

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adjective

affected by or otherwise relating to toxemia, organically poisoned

OriginNew Latin toxaemia ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν →
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Meanings

adjectivetoxemic (comparative more toxemic, superlative most toxemic)

comparative more toxemic · superlative most toxemic · alternative UK toxaemic · alternative obsolete toxæmic

  1. affected by or otherwise relating to toxemia, organically poisoned

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτοξικόν“poison, toxin”
  2. New Latintoxaemia
  3. Englishtoxemic

From toxemia (“organic blood poisoning”) + -ic, from New Latin toxaemia, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “poison, toxin”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with toxemic

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Cite this entry
APA

toxemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxemic

MLA

“toxemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxemic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toxemic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxemic.

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