Toxicant,
Definition of Toxicant:
A toxic substance introduced into the environment, e.g. a pesticide.
Man-made (synthetic) substance that presents a risk of death, disease, injury, or birth defects in living organisms through absorption, ingestion, inhalation, or by altering the organisms environment. In comparison, a toxin is produced in nature by a living animal or plant.
Synonyms of Toxicant
Poison, Toxin
How to use Toxicant in a sentence?
- Human beings are exposed to a wide variety of environmental toxicants or carcinogens and there exists an inter-individual variation in sensitivity to a particular toxicant to which they are exposed.
Meaning of Toxicant & Toxicant Definition
