toxicant

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/ˈtɒksɪkənt/

adjective

Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity.

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toxantpoisonoustoxicpoisonpoisonous substance
OriginMedieval Latin toxicāns, toxicant- →
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Meanings

adjectivetoxicant (comparative more toxicant, superlative most toxicant)

comparative more toxicant · superlative most toxicant

  1. Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity.
    1. broadlyPoisonous.
nountoxicant (plural toxicants)

plural toxicants

  1. A toxic or poisonous substance.

    Synonyms: toxant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA toxic or poisonous substance.

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toxant

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving the qualities or effects of a poison

Similar
poisonoustoxic

nounany substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Similar
poisonpoisonous substance
Broader
substance
Also see
poisonpoisonoustoxanttoxin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latintoxicāns, toxicant-
  2. Englishtoxicant

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

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APA

toxicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxicant

MLA

“toxicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxicant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toxicant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toxicant.

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