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toxicant vs hyoscyamine

hyoscyamine vs toxicant

toxicant and hyoscyamine both are nouns.

toxicant is an adjective but hyoscyamine is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
toxicant Yes Yes No No
hyoscyamine Yes No No No
As nouns, hyoscyamine is a hyponym of toxicant; that is, hyoscyamine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than toxicant:
  • toxicant: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
  • hyoscyamine: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
Other hyponyms of toxicant include atropine, toxin, selenite.
toxicant (noun) hyoscyamine (noun)
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract
toxicant (adjective) hyoscyamine (adjective)
having the qualities or effects of a poison
Difference between toxicant and hyoscyamine

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