irritant vs toxicant

irritant

noun
  • A source of irritation. 

  • Any medication designed to cause irritation 

adj
  • Causing irritation or inflammation. 

  • Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating. 

toxicant

noun
  • A toxic or poisonous substance. 

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

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