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Toxin

//ˈtɒksɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.

    "The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known."

  2. 2
    a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal. broadly, proscribed, usually

Etymology

From Latin toxicum, equivalent to toxi- + -in.

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