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One concern is that toxicants in the sharks’ livers can hinder production of vitellogenin, which becomes the yolk needed for egg cells.—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 19 July 2024 Since toxicants can be found in both healthy and unhealthy foods, this research suggests that some foods can contain a mix of components that are both beneficial and harmful for sleep.—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024 The incidence of obesity, kidney disease, and prostate disease increased in each subsequent generation after the first toxicant exposure.—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024 Interestingly, our group has recently shown that toxicants in food or food packaging, like pesticides, mercury and phthalates – chemicals used to manufacture plastics – can affect sleep.—Erica Jansen, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toxicant
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin toxicant-, toxicans, present participle of toxicare to poison, from Latin toxicum
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