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Toxin vs Pollutant - What's the difference?

toxin | pollutant |

As nouns the difference between toxin and pollutant

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

toxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms.

    • Related terms

    * toxic * poison

    pollutant

    English

    (wikipedia pollutant)

    Noun

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