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tox

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Affected by toxin; intoxicated; toxicological.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • crashing tox patient

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Clipping of toxicity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • GI tox

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Clipping of toxicology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

Examples

  • His tox screen came back positive.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Clipping of Botox

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clippings.