Toxicant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

having the qualities or effects of a poison

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːksɪkənt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒksɪkənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒksɪkənt/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːksɪkənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poison poisonous substance poisonous

Parts of Speech

noun	any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
adjective	having the qualities or effects of a poison

Word Forms

poisonous	adjective	not safe to eat
poison	verb	add poison to
poison	noun	anything that harms or destroys

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

giftig

jede Substanz, die Verletzungen, Krankheiten oder den Tod eines lebenden Organismus verursacht

🇫🇷French

toxique

toute substance qui provoque des blessures, des maladies ou la mort d'un organisme vivant

🇪🇸Spanish

tóxico

Cualquier sustancia que causa lesión, enfermedad o muerte de un organismo vivo.

🇮🇹Italian

tossico

qualsiasi sostanza che provoca lesioni, malattie o morte di un organismo vivente

🇳🇱Dutch

giftig

elke stof die letsel, ziekte of dood van een levend organisme veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

tóxico

qualquer substância que cause lesão, doença ou morte de um organismo vivo

🇷🇺Russian

яд

любое вещество, вызывающее травму, болезнь или смерть живого организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषैला

कोई भी पदार्थ जो किसी जीवित जीव को चोट या बीमारी या मृत्यु का कारण बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষাক্ত

যে কোনো পদার্থ যা কোনো জীবন্ত প্রাণীর আঘাত বা অসুস্থতা বা মৃত্যু ঘটায়

🇮🇳Tamil

நச்சுப்பொருள்

ஒரு உயிரினத்தின் காயம் அல்லது நோய் அல்லது மரணத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் எந்தவொரு பொருளும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విషపూరితం

గాయం లేదా అనారోగ్యం లేదా జీవి మరణానికి కారణమయ్యే ఏదైనా పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

विषारी

कोणताही पदार्थ ज्यामुळे इजा किंवा आजार किंवा सजीवांचा मृत्यू होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝેરી

કોઈપણ પદાર્થ કે જે ઈજા અથવા બીમારી અથવા જીવંત જીવના મૃત્યુનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಷಕಾರಿ

ಜೀವಂತ ಜೀವಿಗಳ ಗಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷപദാർത്ഥം

ഒരു ജീവിയുടെ പരിക്കോ രോഗമോ മരണമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਜੀਵਤ ਜੀਵ ਦੀ ਸੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زہریلا

کوئی بھی مادہ جو کسی جاندار کی چوٹ یا بیماری یا موت کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

毒物

任何导致生物体受伤、患病或死亡的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

毒物

傷害、病気、または生物の死を引き起こすあらゆる物質

🇰🇷Korean

독물

살아있는 유기체의 부상, 질병 또는 사망을 유발하는 모든 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất độc

bất kỳ chất nào gây thương tích, bệnh tật hoặc tử vong của sinh vật sống

🇹🇭Thai

สารพิษ

สารใด ๆ ที่ทำให้เกิดการบาดเจ็บ เจ็บป่วย หรือเสียชีวิตของสิ่งมีชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

racun

zat apa pun yang menyebabkan cedera atau penyakit atau kematian organisme hidup

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakalason

anumang sangkap na nagdudulot ng pinsala o sakit o pagkamatay ng isang buhay na organismo

🇲🇾Malay

bahan toksik

apa-apa bahan yang menyebabkan kecederaan atau penyakit atau kematian organisma hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سامة

أي مادة تسبب إصابة أو مرض أو موت كائن حي

🇮🇷Persian

سمی

هر ماده ای که باعث آسیب یا بیماری یا مرگ یک موجود زنده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zehirli

Canlı bir organizmanın yaralanmasına, hastalığına veya ölümüne neden olan herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

חומר רעיל

כל חומר הגורם לפציעה או מחלה או מוות של אורגניזם חי

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The primary meaning of 'toxicant' is 'any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism'.

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