8 sentences with 'toxic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word toxic and other words derived from it.
• « Streptomycin is a notoriously toxic antibiotic and can cause dizziness and ataxia, often irreversible. »
• « Heavy metals are toxic in their inorganic form and some, such as lead, mercury and cadmium, have no nutritional value whatsoever. »
• « Zootoxin is any toxic substance of animal origin, such as the venom of snakes, spiders, scorpions and some lizards. »
• « Mining waste (which was often toxic) was simply left in 'slag heaps', through which rainwater ran and from which toxic run-off reached water supplies. »
• « A coal miner who entered the mines in his teens was likely to be dead by "middle age" (40 years at the most), as his lungs were filled with toxic coal dust. »
• « My wife confirmed my suspicions when I heard her hold her breath. If I had placed my hand firmly on the fish, she would have injected me with a toxic substance capable of killing, or at least causing excruciating pain. I quickly, but gently, returned the slab to its original position. »
• « "But digoxin can be toxic," explains Dr. Baller. "It should not be prescribed without ruling out other possibilities. One of those possibilities was an overdose of thyroid hormone. Dr. Baller's relative had been taking thyroid hormone for years without any problems. »