toxicant

tox·i·cant

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tok-si-kuh nt]
- /ˈtɒk sɪ kənt/
- /ˈtɒk.sɪkənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tok-si-kuh nt]
- /ˈtɒk sɪ kənt/

Definitions of toxicant word

adjective toxicant poisonous; toxic. 1
noun toxicant a poison. 1
noun toxicant a toxic substance; poison 0
adjective toxicant poisonous; toxic 0
noun toxicant a poison; toxic agent 0

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Origin of toxicant

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < Medieval Latin toxicant- (stem of toxicāns), present participle of toxicāre to poison. See toxic, -ant

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Parts of speech for Toxicant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Toxicant

toxicant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

toxicant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for toxicant

adj toxicant

accidentally on purpose — Deliberately, though apparently accidentally.
infective — infectious.
malefic — productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
miasmatic — noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.

adjective toxicant

mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.

All 5 Synonyms of toxicant