Heavy and Toxic

Heavy

Heavy adjective - Having great weight.

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

Toxic

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

Heavy and toxic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy" instead an adjective "Toxic".

Nearby Words: toxicant, toxin

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Heavy Metal More generally, the word "heavy" had been used for a long time among hippies to mean "serious" or "depressing", and some people point as well to the group of often-toxic chemical elements known as "heavy metals" in chemistry.
  • For example, silver is a known germicide (it's toxic to germs like many heavy metals but not toxic enough to kill humans, at least not accidentally) and has been used instead of antibiotics throughout history.
  • Video Game / SimCity Certain structures such as heavy industry, prisons, toxic waste facilities and casinos will result in the petitioners screaming at you.
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