noun
- Substances or agents that remove or neutralize toxins from the body or environment.
Usage: Plural form of detoxicant; Medical/scientific term
Examples
- The hospital used various detoxicants to treat patients exposed to heavy metals.
- Activated charcoal is one of the most common detoxicants used in emergency medicine.
- Environmental detoxicants help clean contaminated water supplies.
- The research team studied natural detoxicants found in certain plants.
- Chelating agents are powerful detoxicants used to remove lead from the bloodstream.