TOXICANTS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

toxicants

noun

plural of toxicant

as in pesticides

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Noun

For example, cameras assess crop ripeness and detect infestations early, allowing pesticides to be applied only to plants that need treatment.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
The regulatory system designed to protect farmworkers from pesticides is enforced haphazardly across California.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pesticides

Noun

Pesticides and herbicides come under scrutiny In one of Ladera’s parks this month Brody’s father watched as volunteer researchers fanned out across the grass with shovels and latex gloves.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Also, different herbicides may be needed to control the various types of weeds in your lawn.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of herbicides

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As a result, environmental health specialists believe, residents were probably re-exposed to the toxins in the dust in their own homes for months after the attacks.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Over 30 people across four states have been poisoned by bacterial toxins after getting intravenous (IV) drips at wellness clinics, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

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