- toxicant
- noun Etymology: Medieval Latin toxicant-, toxicans, present participle of toxicare to poison, from Latin toxicum Date: 1879 a toxic agent; especially pesticide
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Toxicant — Tox i*cant, n. A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toxicant — index deadly, pernicious, pestilent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
toxicant — [täk′si kənt] adj. [LL toxicans, prp. of toxicare, to smear with poison < L toxicum: see TOXIC] poisonous; toxic n. a poison; toxic agent … English World dictionary
Toxicant — A toxicant is a chemical compound that has an effect on organisms. Toxicants are typically introduced into the environment by human activity.The effects depend on the concentration of the compound. Generally three concentration ranges can be… … Wikipedia
toxicant — /tok si keuhnt/, adj. 1. poisonous; toxic. n. 2. a poison. [1880 85; < ML toxicant (s. of toxicans), prp. of toxicare to poison. See TOXIC, ANT] * * * … Universalium
toxicant — /ˈtɒksəkənt/ (say toksuhkuhnt) adjective 1. poisonous; toxic. –noun 2. a poison. {Latin toxicant , stem of present participle of toxicāre to poison} …
toxicant — 1. adjective Capable of causing damage by poisoning 2. noun A toxic or poisonous substance … Wiktionary
toxicant — 1. SYN: poisonous. 2. Any poisonous agent, specifically an alcoholic or other poison, causing symptoms of what is popularly called intoxication. * * * tox·i·cant täk si kənt n a toxic agent esp one for insect control that kills rather than repels … Medical dictionary
toxicant — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of injuring or killing by poison: mephitic, mephitical, poison, poisonous, toxic, venomous, virulent. See HELP … English dictionary for students
toxicant — tox·i·cant || tÉ‘ksɪkÉ™nt / tÉ’k adj. poisonous, poisoning n. poison … English contemporary dictionary
