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toxicant

/ˈtɒksɪkənt/

toxicant adjective: capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity.

Adjective

toxicant (comparative more toxicant, superlative most toxicant)

  1. Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity.
    1. (broadly) Poisonous.

Noun

toxicant (plural toxicants)

  1. A toxic or poisonous substance.
    Synonyms:
    toxant

toxicant meaning in Tamil

toxicant in Tamil

நச்சூட்டி

Synonyms of toxicant

Forms of toxicant

Adjective
comparativemore toxicant
superlativemost toxicant
Noun
pluraltoxicants

Origin of toxicant

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

Words formed from toxicant

Questions about toxicant

What does toxicant mean?
Toxicant means capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity.
What is toxicant in Tamil?
Toxicant in Tamil is நச்சூட்டி. See Toxicant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is toxicant?
Toxicant can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce toxicant?
Toxicant is pronounced /ˈtɒksɪkənt/.

Words near toxicant in the dictionary

  1. toxic waste
  2. toxic wastes
  3. toxicaemia
  4. toxical
  5. toxically
  6. toxicant
  7. toxicants
  8. toxicarioside
  9. toxicarol
  10. toxicate
  11. toxication

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