toxemic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From toxemia (“organic blood poisoning”) +‎ -ic, from New Latin toxaemia, from Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “poison, toxin”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːmɪk

Adjective

toxemic (comparative more toxemic, superlative most toxemic)

  1. affected by or otherwise relating to toxemia, organically poisoned
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