Defn: An insane desire for intoxicating or poisonous drugs, as alcohol or opium. B. W. Richardson.
TOXIFERA
Tox*if"e*ra, n.pl. Etym: [NL.,fr.Gr.ferre to bear.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Toxoglossa.
TOXIN; TOXINE
Tox"in, Tox"ine, n. Etym: [Gr.Toxic. ]
Defn: A poisonous product formed by pathogenic bacteria, as a toxic proteid or poisonous ptomaine.
TOXIPHOBIA
Tox`i*pho"bi*a, n. Etym: [NL.,fr.Gr. (Med.)
Defn: An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.
TOXODON
Tox"o*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America, having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.
TOXODONTA
Tox`o*don"ta, n.pl. Etym: [NL.] (Paleon.)