toxicant

[ tok-si-kuh nt ]
/ ˈtɒk sɪ kənt /
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adjective

poisonous; toxic.

noun

a poison.

Origin of toxicant

1880–85; < Medieval Latin toxicant- (stem of toxicāns), present participle of toxicāre to poison. See toxic, -ant

Words nearby toxicant

toxic neuritis, toxic psychosis, toxic shock syndrome, toxic tetanus, toxic waste, toxicant, toxication, toxicity, toxico-, toxicodendron, toxicogenic

Words related to toxicant

bad, evil, poison, mortal, baleful, baneful, corrupt, corruptive, dangerous, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, fatal, hurtful, lethal, malicious, malignant, mephitic, morbid

Example sentences from the Web for toxicant

  • She regulated the doses of her toxicant, the poison of her glance instilled into the veins of this man.

    His Excellency the Minister |Jules Claretie

British Dictionary definitions for toxicant

toxicant
/ (ˈtɒksɪkənt) /

noun

a toxic substance; poison
a rare word for intoxicant

adjective

poisonous; toxic

Word Origin for toxicant

C19: from Medieval Latin toxicāre to poison; see toxic

Medical definitions for toxicant

toxicant
[ tŏk′sĭ-kənt ]

n.

A poison or poisonous agent.
An intoxicant.

adj.

Poisonous; toxic.