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Toxicant vs Intoxicant - What's the difference?

toxicant | intoxicant |

As adjectives the difference between toxicant and intoxicant

is that toxicant is capable of causing damage by poisoning while intoxicant is intoxicating.

As nouns the difference between toxicant and intoxicant

is that toxicant is a toxic or poisonous substance while intoxicant is that which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants.

toxicant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of causing damage by poisoning

    • Noun

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

    • intoxicant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants.
  • Poison.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Intoxicating.

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