| aflatoxin | (noun) a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon | - |
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| anatoxin | (noun) a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin | Synonyms: toxoid |
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| antitoxic | (adjective) counteracting a toxin or poison | - |
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| antitoxin | (noun) an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin | - |
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| atoxic | (adjective) not producing or resulting from poison | Synonyms: nontoxic |
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| botulismotoxin | (noun) potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon | Synonyms: botulin, botulinus toxin |
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| cytotoxic | (adjective) of or relating to substances that are toxic to cells | - |
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| cytotoxicity | (noun) the degree to which something is toxic to living cells | - |
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| cytotoxin | (noun) any substance that has a toxic effect on cells | - |
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| detoxicate | (verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxify |
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| detoxification | (noun) treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver) | - |
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| (noun) a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances | - |
| detoxify | (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detox |
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| (verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxicate |
| digitoxin | (noun) digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia | - |
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| endotoxin | (noun) a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die | - |
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| enterotoxin | (noun) a cytotoxin specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa | - |
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| excitotoxin | (noun) any of a group of neurologically active compounds, such as glutamate and aspartame, that have detrimental excitatory effects on the central nervous system when taken in high concentrations. | - |
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| exotoxin | (noun) a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium | - |
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| hepatotoxic | (adjective) toxic to the liver | - |
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| hepatotoxin | (noun) any toxin that affects the liver | - |
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| homotoxicology | (noun) analysis of sickness within the framework of the body's failure to deal with the burden of toxins. Homeopathic remedies often are used as treatment. Developed by Hans Heinrich Reckeweg. | - |
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| intoxicant | (adjective) causing intoxication | Synonyms: intoxicating |
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| (noun) a drug that can produce a state of intoxication | - |
| (noun) a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent | Synonyms: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant |
| intoxicate | (verb) have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug | - |
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| (verb) make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) | Synonyms: inebriate, soak |
| (verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | Synonyms: elate, lift up, pick up, uplift |
| intoxicated | (adjective) stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) | Synonyms: drunk, gone, inebriated, ripped |
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| (adjective) as if under the influence of alcohol | Synonyms: drunk |
| intoxicating | (adjective) causing intoxication | Synonyms: intoxicant |
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| (adjective) extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic | Synonyms: heady |
| intoxication | (noun) excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety | - |
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| (noun) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, tipsiness |
| (noun) the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | Synonyms: poisoning, toxic condition |
| mycotoxin | (noun) a toxin produced by a fungus | - |
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| nephrotoxic | (adjective) toxic to the kidney | - |
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| nephrotoxin | (noun) any toxin that affects the kidneys | - |
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| neurotoxic | (adjective) poisonous to nerves or nerve cells | - |
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| neurotoxin | (noun) any toxin that affects neural tissues | Synonyms: neurolysin |
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| nontoxic | (adjective) not producing or resulting from poison | Synonyms: atoxic |
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| (adjective) safe to eat | Synonyms: non-poisonous, nonpoisonous |
| nontoxicity | (noun) The state or condition of not being toxic or poisonous. | - |
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| ototoxic | (adjective) toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve | - |
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| pentoxide | (noun) an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| pentoxifylline | (noun) a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet | Synonyms: Trental |
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| phytotoxin | (noun) any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin | Synonyms: plant toxin |
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| saxitoxin | (noun) a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans | - |
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| tetrodotoxin | (noun) a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish | - |
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| thyrotoxic | (adjective) of or relating to or affected by hyperthyroidism | - |
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| thyrotoxicosis | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: hyperthyroidism |
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| toxic | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison | - |
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| toxicant | (adjective) having the qualities or effects of a poison | Synonyms: poisonous |
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| (noun) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | Synonyms: poison, poisonous substance |
| toxicity | (noun) grave harmfulness or deadliness | Synonyms: perniciousness |
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| (noun) the degree to which something is poisonous | - |
| toxicognath | (noun) either of a pair of poison fangs in the modified front pair of legs of the centipede | - |
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| toxicologic | (adjective) of or relating to toxicology | Synonyms: toxicological |
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| toxicological | (adjective) of or relating to toxicology | Synonyms: toxicologic |
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| toxicologist | (noun) one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment | - |
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| toxicology | (noun) the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons | - |
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| toxin | (noun) a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species | - |
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| unintoxicated | (adjective) not inebriated | Synonyms: uninebriated |
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| zootoxin | (noun) a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals | Synonyms: animal toxin |
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