nontoxic
adjective
- not poisonous
Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English nontoxic From non- + toxic.
- Not toxic; not poisonous.
“The Try Guys, like everyone making a living online, were inevitably shaped by their audience’s desires: They and their fans all had their hands on the Ouija board, and together they conjured a nontoxic brand of masculinity — until Fulmer flicked the lights on, exposing the fantasy.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin toxicusbor. French toxiquebor. English toxic English nontoxic From non- + toxic.
- A substance that is not toxic.
“I've simplified car cleaning to just the basic nontoxics.”
“The point is that increasingly we'll have two choices: fight lead bans and lose, or learn what nontoxics work for upland birds.”