toxicant

[ tok-si-kuhnt ]

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adjective

poisonous; toxic.

noun

a poison.

Origin of toxicant

1880–85; <Medieval Latin toxicant- (stem of toxicāns), present participle of toxicāre to poison. See toxic, -ant

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How to use toxicant in a sentence

In 2015, this committee declared BPA a reproductive toxicant because it has been shown to be toxic to ovaries.
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These toxicants have been linked to cancer and other maladies in people and pets.
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More than 200 parents, teachers and students filed lawsuits against Monsanto, the manufacturer of the PCBs, for exposure to the toxicant at Sky Valley.
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She regulated the doses of her toxicant, the poison of her glance instilled into the veins of this man.
His Excellency the Minister | Jules Claretie

British Dictionary definitions for toxicant

toxicant

/ (ˈtɒksɪkənt) /

noun

a toxic substance; poison
a rare word for intoxicant

adjective

poisonous; toxic

Origin of toxicant

C19: from Medieval Latin toxicāre to poison; see toxic

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