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Pollutant vs Toxicant - What's the difference?

pollutant | toxicant |

As nouns the difference between toxicant and pollutant

is that toxicant is a toxic or poisonous substance while pollutant is a foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

As an adjective toxicant

is capable of causing damage by poisoning.

pollutant

English

(wikipedia pollutant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

    • toxicant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of causing damage by poisoning

    • Noun

    (wikipedia toxicant) (en noun)
  • A toxic or poisonous substance