as in harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
hand washing is one of the easiest ways to help prevent the spread of nocuous germs
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Adjective
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Make sure to not add dyes or sweeteners, which can be harmful to hummingbirds.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
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Our biochemical response to that type of stress is to release cortisol which eventually leads to the harmful downstream effects on our bodies, such as high blood pressure.—
Adjective
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As the medical profession came to consider cocaine and morphine as equally dangerous, coca became associated with opium, and the public was led to believe that the ruinous effects of habitual opium use would inevitably befall those who regularly chewed coca leaves.—
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That means the garden isn't dangerous for Cummings' elderly father, who is allergic to bees.—
Adjective
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The Institute for the Study of War said Friday that Russian strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure under the cover of the ceasefire on energy strikes were detrimental to establishing peace.—
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Data shows how detrimental bad habits can be relative to the buy-and-hold investor.—
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The foreign material could pose serious adverse health consequences, leading the FSIS to consider the recall a Class I—the agency's highest level of alert.—
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And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.—
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But in recent years, lung disease for miners has become a major concern again, Laney says, because coal increasingly comes from mines embedded in sandstone, and which generates dust that's 20 times more damaging to lungs than coal.—
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The storms are threatening large hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.—
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“Nocuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nocuous. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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