Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A poison or poisonous agent.
- adj. Poisonous; toxic.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having toxic effect; capable of poisoning.
- n. A poison.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.
WordNet 3.0
- n. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
- adj. having the qualities or effects of a poison
Examples
“But two years ago, California's Development and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee of physicians voted unanimously that BPA should not be classified as a dangerous toxicant because there was no evidence of harm to humans.”
The Huffington Post: Jon Entine: BPA Dilemma: NRDC Vs. California Vs. Science
“Ability of environmental toxicant trichloroethylene to promote immune pathology is strain-specific.”
“Exposure to a metabolite of the environmental toxicant trichloroethylene attenuates CD4+ T cell activation-induced cell death by metalloproteinase-dependent FasL shedding.”
“We do know that there are some very nasty chemicals in fracking fluid, like formamide, a "reproductive toxicant" that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention says targets organs like the "eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, [and] reproductive system," and isopropanol which is a main ingredient in household glass cleaners.”
The Huffington Post: Kevin Grandia: Waxman and Markey's Hydraulic Fracking Smackdown
“A "reproductive toxicant" that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention says targets organs like the "eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, [and] reproductive system.”
The Huffington Post: Kevin Grandia: What the Frack: Is Pumping Glass Cleaner Into the Earth Okay?
“A "developmental toxicant, immunotoxicant, reproductive toxicant, respiratory toxicant, skin or sense organ toxicant.”
The Huffington Post: Kevin Grandia: What the Frack: Is Pumping Glass Cleaner Into the Earth Okay?
“I'm thinking something deemed a "developmental toxicant" is probably not a good thing in any amount and it's definitely not good in the thousands-of-gallons.”
“Also in the 1 percent is something called Glutaraldehyde, a "developmental toxicant, immunotoxicant, reproductive toxicant, respiratory toxicant, skin or sense organ toxicant.”
“The 1 percent that isn't water and sand is chemicals like formamide, a "reproductive toxicant" that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention says targets organs like the "eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, [and] reproductive system.”
“Since then, the science has become clear, and the solvent she handled is considered a known reproductive toxicant.”
Gina Solomon: Safer Chemicals Mean Safer Lives and Saved Money
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