劇げき物ぶつ

noun

deleterious substance; toxic substance

A legal classification under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act; less toxic than 毒物 (poisonous substance).

• この薬やく品ひんは劇げき物ぶつに指し定ていされている。

  This chemical is designated as a deleterious substance.

• 劇げき物ぶつは毒どく物ぶつより毒どく性せいが低ひくいが、取とり扱あつかいには注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Deleterious substances are less toxic than poisonous substances, but they still require careful handling.