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Toxics vs Toxicant - What's the difference?

toxics | toxicant |

As adjectives the difference between toxics and toxicant

is that toxics is while toxicant is capable of causing damage by poisoning.

As a noun toxicant is

a toxic or poisonous substance.

toxics

English

Noun

(-)
  • (waste processing) Toxic waste
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, January 15, Paul Botts, Environment: Waukegan's Toxic Waits, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=The solids would then be dumped at a federally approved toxics landfill. }}

    toxicant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of causing damage by poisoning

    • Noun

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