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toxicant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | poisonous |
toxicant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | poison, poisonous substance |
| Type of | substance |
| Has types | atropine, hyoscyamine, toxin |
Examples of toxicant
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An indigenous religious ritual selects for resistance to a toxicant in a livebearing fish.
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In chronic exposures, organisms come into contact with low, continuous doses of a toxicant.
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Direct toxicity results from a toxicant acting at the site of action in or on the organism.
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The toxicant is added to the water in order to obtain the correct concentrations to be tested.
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It is the sap that contains the oily toxicant.
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When products in California contain hazardous amounts of a listed toxicant, they are required to carry warning labels.
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This type of test is expensive and it is unclear whether or not the filter or aerator has an effect on the toxicant.
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Second-hand smoke is a major toxicant that affects children, the elderly and nonsmokers living in the household of adults who smoke.
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A California state agency is wary, too, and will soon decide whether to call the compound a reproductive toxicant and place restrictions on it.
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- Poisonous: having the qualities or effects of a poison
- Poison: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
- A toxicant (or toxic) is a chemical compound that has an effect on organisms. Toxicants are typically introduced into the environment by human activity.
- (Toxicants) Harmful substances, including heavy metals, chemical compounds and excessive concentrations of nutrients.
- A poisionous or toxic agent which is harmful to living resources either terrestrial or aquatic.
- A substance that kills or injures an organism through chemical or physical action or by altering the organism's environment; for example, cyanides, phenols, pesticides, or heavy metals; especially used for insect control.
- A component in manure or some other feedstock causing an adverse effect on bacterial metabolism.
- A chemical capable of producing an adverse response (effect), seriously injuring the structure or function or producing death in a biological system. Examples include pesticides, heavy metals and biotoxins (i.e. domoic acid, ciguatoxin and saxitoxins).
