What does toxicant mean?
Definitions for toxicant
ˈtɒk sɪ kənttox·i·cant
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word toxicant.
Princeton's WordNet
poison, toxicant, poisonous substanceadjective
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
poisonous, toxicantadjective
having the qualities or effects of a poison
Wiktionary
toxicantnoun
A toxic or poisonous substance
toxicantadjective
Capable of causing damage by poisoning
Wikipedia
Toxicant
A toxicant is any toxic substance, whether man-made or naturally occurring. By contrast, a toxin is a poison produced naturally by an organism (e.g. plant, animal, insect). The different types of toxicants can be found in the air, soil, water, or food.
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toxicant
A toxicant is any substance or agent that can cause harm or have adverse effects upon living organisms, such as humans, animals, and plants, when they are exposed or come in contact with it. This damage can be physical or biochemical in nature, potentially leading to disease, disability, or death. Toxicants can be found in a variety of environments, including in the air, soil, or water, or in food or consumer products. Examples of toxicants include lead, mercury, pesticides, some pharmaceuticals, and certain natural compounds.
Webster Dictionary
Toxicantnoun
a poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant
Wikidata
Toxicant
A toxicant is a type of poison that is made by humans or introduced into the environment by human activity. This is in contrast to a toxin, which is a poison produced naturally by an organism.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of toxicant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of toxicant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of toxicant in a Sentence
We see this as heralding a process of controlling insects without necessarily using a spray-on toxicant insecticide, it's the beginning of an alternative approach.
We believe that 6PPD-quinone is the primary causal toxicant for these observations of coho salmon mortality in the field, it's exciting to start to understand what is happening because that starts to allow us to manage these problems more effectively.
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