noxious

[US]/ˈnɒkʃəs/
[UK]/ˈnɑːkʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. harmful; toxic; morally corrupt; annoying

Phrases & Collocations

noxious fumes

noxious chemicals

strong noxious odor

noxious gas

Example Sentences

they were overcome by the noxious fumes.

chemicals that produce a noxious vapor when mixed.

noxious fumes that foul the air;

Noxious gases had built up in the sewer.

Noxious fumes poison the air.See Synonyms at contaminate

As the fuels were combusting they gave off noxious vapors.

Appreciable amounts of noxious waste are still being dumped into the harbor.

Emma: When I came into the caravan which is filled with noxious my asthma affuse.

The detection and monitor of the combustible gas and the noxious gas have become the desiderative tasks of enterprises at present.

Although Olga loved Jack, that image of wifehood (hers, not his) was so noxious that subconsciously she knew she couldn't sustain it.

That subterranean world, Onstott said, is a lightless pool of hot, pressurized salt water that stinks of sulfur and noxious gases humans would find unbreathable.

The discharge of hold-washings and other residues by vessels carrying noxious or corrosive goods must be conducted in compliance with the state provisions for vessel sewage discharge and shall be truthfully recorded in the logbook.

Real-world Examples

We must trace the source of these noxious gases.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

But pack rats seem to eat these noxious shrubs with impunity.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2014

The air had a noxious, almost pungent, smell that makes eyes water.

Source: NPR News November 2019 Collection

Well, we'll just see how your noxious gas fares against my cinnamonapplescented aroma therapy candles.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

Milkweed is slightly toxic-the plant evolved its noxious substances to keep herbivores from chowing down on the leaves.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds October 2018 Compilation

Oh, if only we had the chemical methods that would enable us to drive out this noxious gas!

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

And, when the wind changes, it brings a noxious reminder that they're camping on an active volcano.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

Hardly the sort of stuff that we would associate with life, and yet from this noxious stew life formed.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

" Noxious" is actually a word which means to make you sick. If something is " noxious" ...

Source: Engvid-James Course Collection

Hot ash and noxious gas billow out in a wave known as a pyroclastic surge.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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