TOXICANT

poisonous, toxicant

(adjective) having the qualities or effects of a poison

poison, toxicant, poisonous substance

(noun) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

toxicant (comparative more toxicant, superlative most toxicant)

Capable of causing damage by poisoning

Noun

toxicant (plural toxicants)

A toxic or poisonous substance

Source: Wiktionary


Tox"i*cant, n.

Definition: A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 January 2025

BOOK

(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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