toxischer

Toxischer is a German adjective used to indicate that something is more toxic or poisonous than another reference point. It is the comparative form of toxisch, which describes harmful or poisonous properties. The term appears mainly in scientific, medical, and environmental contexts, but can also occur in everyday language when comparing the toxicity of substances or effects.

Etymology and meaning: toxisch derives from the Greek toxikon meaning poisonous, via Latin toxicus, and entered German with the same sense of poisonous or harmful. Toxischer, as the comparative form, follows standard German adjective inflection rules and is used to compare two or more items in terms of toxicity. The corresponding superlative is am toxischsten.

Usage and examples: In German, toxischer is commonly used with nouns in the masculine singular after an indefinite article or possessive determiner, for example: ein toxischer Stoff. It can also appear in predicative constructions: Der Stoff ist toxischer als der andere. In broader terms, hochtoxisch is used to describe substances with high toxicity, while toxisch remains the general designation for poisonous properties. In scientific writing, the term often appears alongside measurements and classifications of toxicity, such as LD50 values or exposure assessments.

Related terms: toxisch (toxic), Toxikologie (toxicology), hochtoxisch (highly toxic). The concept underpins risk assessment, regulatory classification, and chemical safety discussions, where substances are evaluated for their toxic effects on health or the environment.

See also: toxisch, toxikologie, toxicology, hochtoxisch, LD50.