Fatal and Toxic

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Fatal adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.

Usage example: that snake's venom is fatal unless the victim is given the antidote almost immediately

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Toxic and fatal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Toxic" instead an adjective "Fatal".

Toxic adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.

Usage example: certain plants are toxic if eaten

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Fatal and toxic are semantically related. You can use "Fatal" instead an adjective "Toxic".

Nearby Words: toxicant, toxin

Spotting the Thread: When Mike recovers from his near-fatal dose of toxic gas, he asks Phoebe how she knew what the effects of it (and the antidote were).

Source: Film / American Ultra
She didn't last long enough in med school to know that bone dust is toxic, so she gave herself a fatal disease.

Source: Series / Bones
In the first New Super Mario Bros., World 4 has purplish, toxic water that is fatal upon contact, regardless of Mario's current form.

Source: Grimy Water

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