TOXICANT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

toxicant

noun

Definition of toxicant

as in pesticide

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Recent Examples of toxicant In the 1970s, Claudia Miller, an allergist and environmental scientist, was studying how toxicants affect people in industrial settings and began noticing strange symptoms emerging after certain kinds of chemical exposures. — Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025 Then, using a simulation, the team found that the warmth and weight of the sleeping child could increase the off-gassing of the toxicants. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025 Chemical components of pesticides were found in four of the products — inhaling certain pesticides through marijuana smoking poses a risk of harmful toxicants entering the lungs and bloodstream. — Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025 Testing water around Luke Air Force Base started in 2019 after the area’s water supply showed high levels of toxicants. — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for toxicant

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After the end of sugar, the old plantations had begun leasing their fallow cane lands to Big Ag companies, such as Dow, Pioneer, and Brun’s Syngenta, which took advantage of lax regulations to conduct experimental GMO and pesticide testing.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Their natural enemies live in the garden too; so, don’t spray with any kind of pesticide, oil or insecticidal soap.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pesticide

Noun

Next, slowly approach the nest and apply the aerosol insecticide directly into the nest opening, following the product label’s instructions.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Apply a minor nutrient spray and insecticide to citrus at each flush of new growth.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of insecticide

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Weakened by kidney failure, Karam is unable to work and is tethered 12 hours a day to the machine that cleans the toxins from his blood.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
As a species that spews toxins into the air by burning fossil fuels, perhaps we humans should feel a certain kinship with these creatures.

— Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of toxin

Noun

In late May, about 50,000 people in Orange County were evacuated because, at a Garden Grove site operated by GKN Aerospace, tanks holding a volatile hazardous chemical called methyl methacrylate were at risk of exploding or leaking toxics.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Munoz is an independent toxicologist working in collaboration with MAHA against pesticides and toxics.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

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