toxic residue

collocation in English

meaningsoftoxicandresidue

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toxic
adjective
uk
/ˈtɒk.sɪk/us
/ˈtɑːk.sɪk/
poisonous:
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residue
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dʒuː/us
/ˈrez.ə.duː/
formal
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process such ...
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(Definition oftoxicandresiduefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoxic residue

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The problem arises when we allow a residue to become toxic and then refer to it as atoxicresidue.
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The environmental risk goes far beyond the damage to nature; pollution linked to discharges oftoxicresiduefrom medicinal products represents a risk to human health.
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Toxicresiduein food may contribute to a childs exposure.
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This process produced atoxicresiduethat was a danger to the local birdlife.
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Toxic residues are stored in the open air.
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It is a political task to tighten up the maximum level requirements through legislation and thereby to prevent the occurrence of toxic residues in food.
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The use of pesticides in agriculture, for instance, has proceeded apace with toxic residues left upon the food which we eat.
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We know that there are toxic residues.
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Claims have been made that organically grown food has qualities that set it apart from other food, not just by reason of the absence of toxic residues.
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Discover the worlds only all-natural, proven program to eliminate drug and toxic residues lodged in the fatty tissues of your body.
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Storage facilities were weak, barrels often rusted, toxic residues were unlabeled and reactive materials were stored near containers of cyanide.
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