A substance or substance that removes poisons or toxins from the body or an environment.
From detoxicate (de- + toxic + -ate) + -ant (agent noun suffix). The suffix -ant identifies something that performs the action of detoxifying.
Activated charcoal became famous as a detoxicant because it literally has millions of tiny holes that trap poison molecules—it's like the body's own tiny sponge that firefighters and poison centers have relied on for decades.
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