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Venom vs Toxicant - What's the difference?

venom | toxicant |

As nouns the difference between venom and toxicant

is that venom is a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter while toxicant is a toxic or poisonous substance.

As a verb venom

is to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

As an adjective toxicant is

capable of causing damage by poisoning.

venom

English

Noun

(wikipedia venom) (en noun)
  • A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
  • * Milton
    • Hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
  • (figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • the venom of such looks

    Derived terms

    * nonvenomous * venomous

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
    • Venomed vengeance. — Shakespeare.
    ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (head)
  • poison, venom

    • See also

    * venen * venod

    toxicant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of causing damage by poisoning

    • Noun

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