toxicant

[ tok-si-kuhnt ]

adjective

1. poisonous; toxic.

noun

1. a poison.

toxicant

/ ˈtɒksɪkənt /

noun

1. a toxic substance; poison
2. a rare word for intoxicant

adjective

1. poisonous; toxic

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicant¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicant¹

C19: from Medieval Latin toxicāre to poison; see toxic

Example Sentences

“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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

From Science Daily

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.

From Salon

"The potential role of environmental toxicants in influencing epigenetics and mast cell function is a complex and emerging area of research," they wrote.

From Science Daily