toxicant
Definition
Man-made (synthetic) substance that presents a risk of death, disease, injury, or birth defects in living organisms through absorption, ingestion, inhalation, or by altering the organism's environment. In comparison, a toxin is produced in nature by a living animal or plant.
toxicant is in the Environment & Pollution Control and Material & Occupational Safety subjects.
toxicant appears in the definitions of the following terms: toxic chemical, fly ash and toxin
toxicant appears in these other term: systemic toxicant
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