chronic toxicity

collocation in English

meaningsofchronicandtoxicity

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chronic
adjective
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/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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toxicity
noun[U]
uk
/tɒkˈsɪs.ɪ.ti/us
/taːkˈsis.ə.t̬i/
the level of poison contained in a drug, or the ability of a drug to poison ...
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(Definition ofchronicandtoxicityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No evidence ofchronictoxicityhas been shown.
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Chronictoxicityaffects only pregnant animals.
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Dental fluorosis seems to be the first indication ofchronictoxicityof fluorides.
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In humans,chronictoxicityis more likely than death.
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Major concerns are over acute andchronictoxicity.
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I referred earlier to the possibility of achronictoxicityor poisoning character of chemical substances over the years.
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Chronictoxicityfrom bromide can result in bromism, a syndrome with multiple neurological symptoms.
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Naphthenic acids have both acute andchronictoxicityto fish and other organisms.
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The present law has proved inadequate in one respect in particular—that is, in dealing with the problem which is rather troublesomely described aschronictoxicity.
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Chronictoxicitymay occur following doses of 100 mg/kg per day for two or more days.
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The department can enter into project collaborations in regulatory toxicological testing, viz., acute, sub-chronic andchronictoxicitytesting.
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Separate test protocols are used for acute andchronictoxicity, irritation, sensitization (allergies), reproductive toxicity and carcinogenesis (cancer).
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Acetamiprid has a low acute andchronictoxicityin mammals with no evidence of carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity or mutagenicity.
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The therapeutic dose of bromide is about 3-5 grams of bromide, thus explaining whychronictoxicity(bromism) was once so common.
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Common tests include standardized acute andchronictoxicitytests lasting 2496 hours (acute test) to 7 days or more (chronic tests).
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However, these lower dosages may therefore produce lesschronictoxicityand may therefore provide a harm minimization approach to chronic alcoholism.
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Controversy developed when, in 1966, a study reported that some intestinal bacteria could desulfonate cyclamate to produce cyclohexylamine, a compound suspected to have somechronictoxicityin animals.
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