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toxicant definition

toxi·cant (täk′si kənt)

adjective

poisonous; toxic

Etymology: LL toxicans, prp. of toxicare, to smear with poison < L toxicum: see toxic

noun

a poison; toxic agent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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