毒性(どくせい)

どくせい
noun
toxicity; poisonous nature
1. toxicity; poisonous nature; venomousness
The quality or degree to which a substance is poisonous or harmful to living organisms.
この植物(しょくぶつ)には毒性(どくせい)がある。
This plant is toxic.
毒性(どくせい)の強(つよ)い化学物質(かがくぶっしつ)は厳(きび)しく管理(かんり)されている。
Highly toxic chemicals are strictly controlled.
このキノコの毒性(どくせい)について詳(くわ)しく調(しら)べる必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to investigate the toxicity of this mushroom in detail.

Composed of 毒(どく) (poison) + 性(せい) (nature/property). Refers to the inherent toxic quality of a substance rather than the poison itself.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 毒性(どくせい)がある — to be toxic
  • 毒性(どくせい)が強(つよ)い — highly toxic
  • 毒性(どくせい)が弱(よわ)い — mildly toxic
  • 毒性(どくせい)試験(しけん) — toxicity test
  • 毒性(どくせい)物質(ぶっしつ) — toxic substance
  • 急性(きゅうせい)毒性(どくせい) — acute toxicity

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 有毒(ゆうどく) — poisonous, toxic (adjective-like; describes that something has poison)
  • 毒(どく) — poison (the substance itself)
  • 有害(ゆうがい) — harmful (broader; includes things that aren't specifically poisonous)
  • 危険性(きけんせい) — dangerousness (broader concept of risk)
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