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toxicant

[ tok-si-kuhnt ]

adjective

  1. poisonous; toxic.


noun

  1. a poison.

toxicant

/ ˈ³ÙÉ’°ì²õɪ°ìÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a toxic substance; poison
  2. a rare word for intoxicant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. poisonous; toxic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of toxicant1

1880–85; < Medieval Latin toxicant- (stem of ³Ù´Ç³æ¾±³¦Äå²Ô²õ ), present participle of ³Ù´Ç³æ¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð to poison. See toxic, -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of toxicant1

C19: from Medieval Latin ³Ù´Ç³æ¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð to poison; see toxic
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Pesticides pose a particular threat in inhaled cannabis products such as vapes or prerolls, because toxicants enter the lungs and travel through the bloodstream to internal organs, including the brain.

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“These baits are designed to be slow, because if they kill the ants super fast, there won’t be enough time to pass the toxicants or insecticide to the queen and the rest of the colony.â€

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“Children’s development is exquisitely sensitive to toxicants. … It’s disappointing they’re not following the science.â€

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Other ingested toxicants, such as tainted food and contaminated drinking water, lead to body-first model of the disease.

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This is partly due to the unrealistic expectation that scientists draw a direct, causal link between a substance and specific health effects, which would require unethically exposing people to toxicants and observing the outcomes.

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