Meaning

1 senses
  1. A toxic or poisonous substance.

More definitions
  • any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: toxicants
Singulartoxicant
Pluraltoxicants

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism:poisonpoisonous substance

Word family

15 related words

See also

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