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单词 toxicants
释义

toxicant

noun

tox·​i·​cant ˈtäk-si-kənt How to pronounce toxicant (audio)
: a toxic agent
especially : pesticide

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In May 2020, the EU's European Commission updated its classification of butylphenyl methylpropional (most commonly known as lilial) to presumed reproductive toxicant, and banned the ingredient as of March 1, 2022. Emily Rekstis, Allure, 2 Mar. 2022 More than 200 parents, teachers and students filed lawsuits against Monsanto, the manufacturer of the PCBs, for exposure to the toxicant at Sky Valley. Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 7 Feb. 2022 The birds were the unintended victims of a field experiment to test a toxicant—one intended for feral pigs, but no other animals—that had been developed in Australia. Stephen Ornes, The Atlantic, 15 May 2021 The toxicant, called 6PPD-quinone, leaches out of the particles that tires shed onto pavement. Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 3 Dec. 2020 The state of California classifies it as a reproductive and developmental toxicant in humans. Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, 12 May 2015 Heart medications, antidepressants, and ADHD medications, are also typical toxicants. National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2020 The effects of these toxicants can move through the ecological food chain, much like the long-term harms once posed by DDT. Andrea Michelson, Smithsonian, 26 Nov. 2019 From 2013 to 2015, 11 miles (18 kilometers) of Silver King Creek and three tributaries were treated with a fish toxicant, rotenone, to remove all non-native species. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin toxicant-, toxicans, present participle of toxicare to poison, from Latin toxicum

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

toxicant

noun

tox·​i·​cant ˈtäk-si-kənt How to pronounce toxicant (audio)
: a toxic agent
especially : one for insect control that kills rather than repels

toxicants

noun

plural of toxicant
as in pesticides

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pesticides
  • insecticides
  • herbicides
  • toxins
  • toxics
  • fungicides
  • germicides
  • poisons
  • diseases
  • microbicides
  • venoms
  • viruses
  • contagions
  • cancers
  • banes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fertilizers
  • manures
  • dressings
  • plant foods
  • composts
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