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toxicant

[ tok-si-kuhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

poisonous; toxic.

noun

a poison.

toxicant

/ ˈtɒksɪkənt /

noun

a toxic substance; poison
a rare word for intoxicant

adjective

poisonous; toxic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicant¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicant¹

C19: from Medieval Latin toxicāre to poison; see toxic

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Example Sentences

In 2015, this committee declared BPA a reproductive toxicant because it has been shown to be toxic to ovaries.

From No Straight News

These toxicants have been linked to cancer and other maladies in people and pets.

From Time

More than 200 parents, teachers and students filed lawsuits against Monsanto, the manufacturer of the PCBs, for exposure to the toxicant at Sky Valley.

From ProPublica

She regulated the doses of her toxicant, the poison of her glance instilled into the veins of this man.

From Project Gutenberg

toxic toxication

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