toxin
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See also: Toxin
English
Etymology
From Latin toxicum, equivalent to toxi- + -in.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒksɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑksɪn/
Audio (US): (file) - Homophone: tocsin
- Rhymes: -ɒksɪn
Noun
toxin (plural toxins)
- (strictly) A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
- (loosely, usually proscribed) Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
Usage notes
- See toxicant.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- venom (offensive animal toxins)
Derived terms
- actinotoxin
- aetokthonotoxin
- amatoxin
- anaphylatoxin
- anatoxin
- angiotoxin
- antitoxin
- arachnotoxin
- autotoxin
- bacteriotoxin
- batrachotoxin
- biotoxin
- Botox
- botulinum toxin
- caramboxin
- cardiotoxin
- cephalotoxin
- charybdotoxin
- chemotoxin
- chlorotoxin
- ciguateratoxin
- ciliotoxin
- coagulotoxin
- Coley's toxin
- conotoxin
- corynetoxin
- crotoxin
- cyanotoxin
- cytotoxin
- dendrotoxin
- dermatotoxin
- dermatoxin
- digitoxin
- digoxin
- ecotoxin
- embryotoxin
- endotheliotoxin
- endotoxin
- enterotoxin
- entomotoxin
- equinatoxin
- ergotoxine
- erototoxin
- excitotoxin
- exotoxin
- gastrotoxin
- genotoxin
- ginkgotoxin
- glycotoxin
- gonyautoxin
- haematotoxin
- helminthotoxin
- hematotoxin
- hemotoxin
- hepatotoxin
- heterotoxin
- holotoxin
- homeotoxin
- ichthyoacanthotoxin
- ichthyohemotoxin
- ichthyootoxin
- ichthyosarcotoxin
- ichthyotoxin
- immunotoxin
- insectotoxin
- isotoxin
- leucotoxin
- leukotoxin
- lignotoxin
- lipotoxin
- lymphocytotoxin
- lymphotoxin
- maitotoxin
- mangotoxin
- mechanotoxin
- mitotoxin
- multitoxin
- mycotoxin
- myotoxin
- necrotoxin
- nephrotoxin
- nereistoxin
- neurotoxin
- ophiotoxin
- ototoxin
- ovotoxin
- pathotoxin
- peptotoxin
- phototoxin
- phycotoxin
- phytotoxin
- picrotoxin
- pneumotoxin
- prototoxin
- protoxin
- pyrotoxin
- radiotoxin
- rhizotoxin
- rhodotoxin
- ribotoxin
- sarcotoxin
- scyllatoxin
- Shiga toxin
- spermatotoxin
- spindle toxin
- teretoxin
- thyrotoxin
- time delay toxin activation
- toxinemia
- toxinic
- toxinlike
- toxinogenic
- toxinology
- toxinome
- toxinomic
- toxinomics
- toxinosis
- toxinotype
- toxisome
- toxoid
- tyrotoxin
- urechitoxin
- urotoxin
- virotoxin
- vomitoxin
- xanthotoxin
- xenotoxin
- zootoxin
Related terms
Translations
a toxic or poisonous substance
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Danish
Noun
toxin
- alternative form of toksin