toxication

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noun

the metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite

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toxification
OriginEnglish toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nountoxication (plural toxications)

plural toxications

  1. biochemistrythe metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite

    Synonyms: toxification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe metabolism of a drug or other compound to produce a toxic metabolite

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toxification
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toxification

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Englishtoxication

From toxic + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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