toxicant

Meanings

• noun

  A toxicant is a substance that can cause harm or injury to living organisms.

  - "The toxicant in the pesticide caused harm to the bees."
  - "The industrial accident released a toxicant into the water supply."

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Variants

List of all variants of toxicant that leads to same result
toxicant , toxicants

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Etymology

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The term toxicant comes from the Latin word toxicum, meaning 'poison'.

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Trivia

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1. The deadliest poison known to humans is tetrodotoxin, which is found in the pufferfish.

2. Carbon monoxide is a common toxicant found in automobile exhaust.

3. The term toxicant is often used interchangeably with the term toxin, but they have slightly different meanings.

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Related Concepts

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1. toxin: A toxicant is a type of toxin, which is a poisonous substance produced by a living organism.

2. toxicology: The scientific study of toxicants and their effects on living organisms.

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Culture

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Toxicants have been used throughout history for various purposes, including as weapons, medicines, and in religious and spiritual practices.

How to Memorize "toxicant"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the word toxicant, visualize a substance that is harmful or poisonous.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word toxicant with the idea of something harmful or poisonous.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Toxicants are bad for health' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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