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单词 toxicant
释义

toxicant

/ˈtɒksɪk(ə)nt /
noun
A toxic substance introduced into the environment, e.g. a pesticide.Human beings are exposed to a wide variety of environmental toxicants or carcinogens and there exists an inter-individual variation in sensitivity to a particular toxicant to which they are exposed....
  • They are more heavily exposed to toxicants in the environment because, pound for pound, they eat more food, drink more water, and breathe more air than adults.
  • Therefore, D. melanogaster can be a sentinel organism for long-term release of toxicants into the environment.

Origin

Late 19th century: variant of intoxicant, differentiated in sense.

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