WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-tox-, root.
- -tox- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "poison.'' This meaning is found in such words as: antitoxin, detoxify, intoxicated, intoxication, toxic, toxin.
'-tox-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tetanus toxoid
- tox-
- toxaemia
- toxalbumin
- toxaphene
- toxemia
- toxic
- toxic psychosis
- toxic shock syndrome
- toxicology
- toxin
- toxo-
- toxoid
- toxoplasma