toxicity

Japanese: toxicity
toxicity

...Although there is no unified classification that covers all poisons, the main classification methods are listed in the table below.
[Toxicity]
The property of a substance that has harmful effects is called toxicity, and is expressed as "this substance is highly toxic" or "not toxic." A poison is a substance that is extremely toxic.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "toxicity" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,すべての毒を網羅する統一的な分類はないが,おもな分類のしかたを表に掲げる。
[毒性toxicity]
 有害作用に関する物質の特性を毒性といい,〈この物質には強い毒性がある〉とか〈毒性がない〉などと表現される。毒物は毒性がきわめて強い物質といえる。…

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