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Toxicant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A poison or poisonous agent.

adj. Poisonous; toxic.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Capable of causing damage by poisoning

n. A toxic or poisonous substance

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having toxic effect; capable of poisoning.

n. A poison.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

adj. having the qualities or effects of a poison

Word Usage

"But two years ago, California's Development and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee of physicians voted unanimously that BPA should not be classified as a dangerous toxicant because there was no evidence of harm to humans."

Equivalent

toxic

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

intoxicant poisonous poison

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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