毒物(どくぶつ)

どくぶつ
noun
toxic substance; poison
formallegalmedicalhealth
1. toxic substance; poison; poisonous substance
A substance that is harmful or lethal when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed.
毒物(どくぶつ)の取(と)り扱(あつか)いに注意(ちゅうい)する。
To be careful when handling toxic substances.
毒物(どくぶつ)は鍵(かぎ)のかかる場所(ばしょ)に保管(ほかん)しなければならない。
Toxic substances must be stored in a locked location.
日本(にほん)では毒物(どくぶつ)および劇物(げきぶつ)の販売(はんばい)には資格(しかく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
In Japan, a qualification is required to sell toxic and hazardous substances.

A formal, technical term used in legal, scientific, and safety contexts. In Japanese law, 毒物及(どくぶつおよ)び劇物取締法(げきぶつとりしまりほう) (the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act) regulates the handling of these substances. 毒物(どくぶつ) refers to the more dangerous category, while 劇物(げきぶつ) covers less lethal but still hazardous substances.

Common collocations

  • 毒物(どくぶつ)劇物(げきぶつ): toxic and hazardous substances
  • 毒物(どくぶつ)の混入(こんにゅう): contamination with poison
  • 毒物(どくぶつ)取扱者(とりあつかいしゃ): handler of toxic substances
  • 毒物(どくぶつ)を検出(けんしゅつ)する: to detect a toxic substance

Similar words

  • 毒(どく): poison — the general, everyday word
  • 毒薬(どくやく): poisonous drug; toxic medicine — specifically refers to pharmaceutical-grade poisons
  • 有毒(ゆうどく): toxic; poisonous — an adjective describing something as containing poison
  • 劇物(げきぶつ): deleterious substance — legally a less dangerous category than 毒物(どくぶつ)

Related Words

Compare: 毒薬(どくやく) (poisonous drug)
Compare: 有毒(ゆうどく) (toxic)
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