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** tox; poison :greek ~p.s. **
**toxic:** of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: //a toxic condition.//
 * sentence: The box contained toxic materials, so my Dad told me not to touch it.**

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intoxicate: to affect temporarily with diminished physical and mental control by means of alcoholic liquor, a drug, or another substance, esp. to excite or stupefy with liquor. []
 * sentence: She became quickly intoxicated after her drink was unknowingly spiked, but her friend was there to take care of her.**

**toxin:** any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom. []
 * sentence: The toxin spread quickly into the red blood cell, but the antibody stoped it before it could cause harm.**

antitoxin: counteracting toxic influences. []
 * sentence: The antitoxin stopped the snake's venom before it reached the boy's heart, but cause extreme pain.**