Difference between Poison and Toxicant

What is the difference between Poison and Toxicant?

Poison as a noun is a substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. while Toxicant as a noun is a toxic or poisonous substance

Poison

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. Something that harms a person or thing. A drink; liquor.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous To cause something to become much worse To cause someone to hate or to have unfair negative opinions

Example sentence: If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?

Toxicant

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Capable of causing damage by poisoning

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A toxic or poisonous substance

We hope you now know whether to use Poison or Toxicant in your sentence.

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