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Toxicant vs Ethylmercury - What's the difference?

toxicant | ethylmercury |

As nouns the difference between toxicant and ethylmercury

is that toxicant is a toxic or poisonous substance while ethylmercury is (chemistry) the organometallic cation ch3ch2hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment.

As an adjective toxicant

is capable of causing damage by poisoning.

toxicant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of causing damage by poisoning

    • Noun

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

    • ethylmercury

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ethylmercury) (-)
  • (chemistry) The organometallic cation CH3CH2Hg+; it is a toxicant that does not seem to accumulate in the environment