Hypertoxicity


[tok-sis-i-tee] /tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti/

noun, plural toxicities.
1.
the quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being or poisonous:
to determine the toxicity of arsenic.
/tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ/
noun
1.
the degree of strength of a poison
2.
the state or quality of being poisonous

1881, from toxic + -ity.

toxicity tox·ic·i·ty (tŏk-sĭs’ĭ-tē)
n.

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