Webster's Dictionary 1913

3835

Towrope

Tow″rope′ (?), n. A rope used in towing vessels.

3836

Towser

Tow″ser (tou″zẽr), n. [See Touse to pull about.] A familiar name for a dog. [Written also Towzer.]

3837

Towy

Tow″y (tō″y̆), a. Composed of, or like, tow.

3838

Toxæmia

‖Tox‐æ″mi‐a (tŏks″ē″mĭ‐ȧ), a. [NL., fr. Gr. τοξικόν poison + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) Blood poisoning. See under Blood.

3839

Toxalbumin

Tox′al‐bu″min (?), n. [See Toxic; Albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Any of a class of toxic substances of protein nature; a toxin.

3840

Toxic

{ Tox″ic, Tox″ic‐al } (?), a. [L. toxicum poison, originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. τοξικόν (sc. �) poison for smearing arrows with, fr. τοξικόσ of or for th...

3841

Toxicant

Tox″i‐cant (?), n. A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.

3842

Toxication

Tox′i‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. toxicum a poison: cf. toxicatus smeared with poison.] Poisoning.

3843

Toxicity

Tox‐ic″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being toxic or poisonous; poisonousness.

3844

Toxicogenic

Tox′i‐co‐gen″ic (?), a. [See Toxic, and -genic.] (Physiol. & Med.) Producing toxic products; as, toxicogenic germs or bacteria.

3845

Toxicological

Tox′i‐co‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf.F. toxicologique.] Of or pertaining to toxicology. — Tox′i‐co‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

3846

Toxicologist

Tox′i‐col″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in toxicology; the writer of a treatise on poisons.

3847

Toxicology

Tox′i‐col″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. τοξικόν poison + -logy; cf. F. toxicologie. See Toxic.] The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a disco...

3848

Toxicomania

Tox′i‐co‐ma″ni‐a (?), n. [See. Toxic, and Mania.] 1. (Med.) Toxiphobia. A. S. Taylor.2. (Med.) An insane desire for intoxicating or poisonous drugs, as alcohol or opium. B. W. R...

3849

Toxifera

‖Tox‐if″e‐ra (?), n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. τόξον a bow + L. ferre to bear.] (Zoöl.) Same as Toxoglossa.

3850

Toxin

{ Tox″in, Tox″ine } (?), n. [Gr. τοξικόν. See Toxic.] A poisonous product formed by pathogenic bacteria, as a toxic proteid or poisonous ptomaine.

3851

Toxiphobia

‖Tox′i‐pho″bi‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. τοξικόν poison + φόβοσ fear.] (Med.) An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.

3852

Toxodon

Tox″o‐don (?), n. [Gr. τόξον a bow + �, �, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the orde...

3853

Toxodonta

‖Tox′o‐don″ta (?), n.pl.(Paleon.) An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persist...

3854

Toxoglossa

‖Tox′o‐glos″sa (?), n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr. τόξον a bow + � tongue.] (Zoöl.) A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone sh...

3855

Toxoid

Tox″oid (?), n. [Toxin + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.) An altered form of a toxin, possessing little or no toxic power.

3856

Toxophilite

Tox‐oph″i‐lite (?), n. [Gr. τόξον a bow + φιλει̑ν to love.] A lover of archery; one devoted to archery.

3857

Toxotes

‖Tox″o‐tes (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See Archer fish.

3858

Toy

Toy (toi), n. [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash, speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials, MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of...

3859

Toy (2)

Toy, v. i. [imp. & p. p.toyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.toying.] To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest. Shak.

3860

Toy (3)

Toy, v. t. To treat foolishly. E. Dering (1576).

3861

Toyear

To‐year (?), adv. [To, prep. + year.] This year. Chaucer.