Definition of Toxin

1. Noun. A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species.


Definition of Toxin

1. n. A poisonous product formed by pathogenic bacteria, as a toxic proteid or poisonous ptomaine.

Definition of Toxin

1. Noun. A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms. ¹

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Definition of Toxin

1. a poisonous substance [n -S]

Medical Definition of Toxin

1. A poison, frequently used to refer specifically to a protein produced by some higher plants, certain animals and pathogenic bacteria, which is highly toxic for other living organisms. Such substances are differentiated from the simple chemical poisons and the vegetable alkaloids by their high molecular weight and antigenicity. Origin: Gr toxikon = arrow poison, from Gr. Toxikos = of or for a bow This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toxin

toxicovigilance
toxics
toxidrome
toxidromes
toxifera
toxiferine
toxiferines
toxiferous
toxification
toxifications
toxigenic
toxigenicities
toxigenicity
toxilic acid
toxilogy
toxin (current term)
toxin antitoxin
toxin spectrum
toxine
toxines
toxinic
toxinlike
toxinogenic
toxinogenicity
toxinology
toxinoses
toxinosis
toxins
toxipathic
toxipathy

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