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复数形式
toxicants
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毒物, 有毒物质
a chemical substance that is harmful or poisonous to living organisms
- The chemical spill released a potent toxicant into the river, endangering aquatic life and contaminating drinking water.
化学品泄漏将一种强效毒物释放到河流中，危及水生生物并污染饮用水。
- Researchers measured the toxicant concentration in the soil after decades of pesticide use.
研究人员在数十年农药使用后测量了土壤中的毒物浓度。
- The factory emitted a toxicant with known carcinogenic properties, prompting an environmental lawsuit.
工厂排放了一种具有已知致癌特性的毒物，引发了一起环境诉讼。
- Wildlife exposed to the toxicant showed signs of reproductive failure and developmental abnormalities.
暴露于毒物的野生动物表现出生殖失败和发育异常的迹象。
- Proper containment measures prevented the toxicant from leaching into the groundwater.
适当的控制措施防止了毒物渗入地下水。