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toxicant Definition

toxi·cant (täksi kənt)

adjective

poisonous; toxic

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

noun

a poison; toxic agent

toxicant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • naturally-occurring: Specific problems were also highlighted through a workshop of experts on chemical contaminants and naturally-occurring toxicants in food.
  • occur: The eighteenth report of the Steering Group on Food Surveillance The Working Party on Naturally Occurring Toxicants in Food: Sub-Group on Mycotoxins.
  • contain: It is the large quantity of toxicant contained in a big refill canister which is the feature.
  • know: Furthermore current technology has purification procedures for only a fraction of known plant toxicants.
  • cover: This report, the second Food Surveillance Paper on Natural Toxicants, is the first exclusively covering inherent toxicants i.e. those produced by plants.

Preposition: in

  • food: This general area of chemical contaminants and inherent toxicants in food is further considered in relation to the Food Surveillance Paper.

Adjective modifier

  • inherent: The results of the analyzes for inherent natural toxicants will be reported separately.
  • natural: The results of the analyzes for inherent natural toxicants will be reported separately.
  • aquatic: The social rank of individual fish within a hierarchy can have a profound influence on its physiology and susceptibility to aquatic toxicants.
  • reproductive: Carcinogens, mutagens & reproductive toxicants are one group of chemicals which cause particular public concern.
  • developmental: Some phthalates are known to be reproductive and developmental toxicants, or are known to disrupt the endocrine system.

Noun used with modifier

  • naturally-occurring: The impact of the current policy on levels of contamination was assessed through the Delphi survey of experts on chemical contaminants and naturally-occurring toxicants.
  • plant: However, genetically modified plants could also contain unexpected high concentrations of plant toxicants.
  • chemical: The linkage between breast cancer and chemical toxicants is unclear, but a number of studies indicate the need for precautionary action.

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