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ultratoxic

ultratoxic adjective: extraordinarily toxic; of the utmost toxicity.

Adjective

ultratoxic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Extraordinarily toxic; of the utmost toxicity.
    • This ultratoxic action of the toxin is apparent whether it be in the form of tuberculin, or as a bacillary emulsion in which the particles have retained their acid-fast property. This increased toxicity of the tuberculous toxin when injected into the brain seems inexplicable according to...1911, Halliday Sutherland, Mary Leeds, The Control and Eradication of Tuberculosis: A Series of International Studies by Many Authors, W. Green & Sons, page 112

Origin of ultratoxic

From ultra- + toxic.

Questions about ultratoxic

What does ultratoxic mean?
Ultratoxic means extraordinarily toxic; of the utmost toxicity.
What part of speech is ultratoxic?
Ultratoxic is an adjective.

Words near ultratoxic in the dictionary

  1. ultratiny
  2. ultratome
  3. ultratomes
  4. ultratotal
  5. ultratough
  6. ultratoxic
  7. ultratraditional
  8. ultratraditionalism
  9. ultratraditionalist
  10. ultratraditionalists
  11. ultratropical

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