nontoxic
Nontoxic things aren't poisonous. It's generally safe to eat or breathe nontoxic substances, and they don't harm the environment.
It's a good thing if the ingredients in your dish soap are nontoxic — it means the suds washing down the drain won't be harmful to the environment, and the residue left on your dishes won't hurt you, either. You can use the adjective nontoxic to distinguish something from its more dangerous, toxic variation. Toxic waste poisons the groundwater or makes nearby animals sick, but nontoxic waste tends to break down without any negative consequences.
Definitions of nontoxic
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not producing or resulting from poison
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synonyms:
atoxic
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harmless
not causing or capable of causing harm
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antitoxic
counteracting a toxin or poison
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non-poisonous, nonpoisonous
not producing poison
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nonvenomous
not producing venom
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Antonyms:
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toxic
of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
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harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
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unhealthful
detrimental to good health
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noxious
injurious to physical or mental health
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cyanogenetic, cyanogenic
capable of producing cyanide
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deadly, venomous, virulent
extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
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hepatotoxic
toxic to the liver
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nephrotoxic
toxic to the kidney
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ototoxic
toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve
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poisonous, toxicant
having the qualities or effects of a poison
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harmless
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safe to eat
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synonyms:
non-poisonous, nonpoisonous
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comestible, eatable, edible
suitable for use as food
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comestible, eatable, edible
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