Etymology

toxicant

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Today it means: Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity. Full definition →

Medieval Latin toxicāns, toxicant-
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromtoxicāns, toxicant-
  2. English todaytoxicant

From Medieval Latin toxicāns, toxicant-, present participle of toxicāre (“to poison”).

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