deleterious vs toxicant

deleterious

adj
  • Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. 

  • Having lower fitness. 

toxicant

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

noun
  • A toxic or poisonous substance. 

How often have the words deleterious and toxicant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )