cancer vs toxicant

cancer

noun
  • Something damaging that spreads throughout something else. 

  • A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. 

adj
  • Extremely unpleasant and annoying. 

toxicant

noun
  • A toxic or poisonous substance. 

adj
  • Capable of causing damage or dysfunction by toxicity; (broadly) poisonous. 

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