TOXICANT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

toxicant

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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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Noun

Some areas and cities, including New York, spray pesticides to try to prevent the spread of the virus.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Previously, the state Department of Agriculture interpreted that to mean that outdoor growing was prohibited, citing concerns over security and agricultural pesticides drifting into marijuana crops.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pesticide

Noun

Coffman says reheating doesn’t always make food safe to eat because some bacteria can produce toxins that aren’t destroyed by reheating.

— Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Heat can act on a developing fetus much like a toxin, interfering with organ development early in pregnancy and with growth later on.

— Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of toxin

Noun

Aquatic biologists will apply a piscicide, or an organic poison, to the waters to kill the brook trout.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
This included a witness who claimed that Lizzie Borden had tried to buy prussic acid, a fast-acting poison containing hydrogen cyanide, the day before the murders.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of poison

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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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