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Definition of toxin - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
general useharmful chemical or substance
- Industrial waste often contains toxins that pollute the environment.
2.
biological originTECH. poisonous substance produced by living cells or organismsTECH.
- The snake's venom is a potent toxin that can be fatal.
Images of toxin
poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms
Expressions with toxin
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poisonous substance produced by plants
Plant toxin levels can vary significantly between different species..
poisonous substance produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria
Botulinum toxin can cause severe food poisoning if ingested..
poisonous protein made by Vibrio cholerae bacteria that causes severe diarrhea
Researchers studied how cholera toxin triggers fluid loss in the intestine.
Origin of toxin
Greek, toxikon (poison for arrows)
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add toxin
add a toxic substance to something
animal toxin
toxic substance from animals like snakes and spiders
biology
bacterium, virus, or toxin for biological warfare
warfare
microorganism or toxin used in biological warfare
toxin
chemical weapon gas causing blisters, lung damage, made with sulfur
deadly toxin
toxic protein sometimes used in medicine or as a weapon
neutralizing
counteracting a toxin or poison
abr: botulinum neurotoxin
toxin made by certain bacteria
nerve toxin
very strong poison from bacteria that can cause botulism
medical
related to botulism or botulinum toxin
medical
toxin from bacterium used in medicine and cosmetics
biology
anaerobic bacterium producing a toxin causing botulism
toxin
bitter poisonous alkaloid from nux vomica
acr: botulinum toxin
toxin used to relax muscles
abr: botulinum toxin
poison made by bacteria, used in medicine and cosmetics
toxin
toxic compound from Fusarium fungi affecting organs
virus or toxin
tending to target the nervous system
medical
damage to the ear by a toxin
industry toxin
chlorinated biphenyl mixture used in manufacturing, persistent contaminant in ecosystems
neutralizing toxins
capable of neutralizing more than one toxin or antigen
biology
toxin that breaks red blood cells
toxin
plant compound used as heart medicine or arrow poison
muscle control
sustained muscular contraction due to disease or toxin
biology
metabolic conversion of a substance into a toxin
Examples of toxin in a sentence
The lab is testing for toxins in the water supply. The bacteria release a toxin that causes severe illness. Researchers are studying the toxin produced by the jellyfish.
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- French:toxine, ...
- German:Schadstoff, Toxin, ...
- Italian:tossina, ...
- Spanish:toxina, ...
- Portuguese:toxina, ...
- Chinese:毒素, 毒物, ...
- Japanese:有害物質, 毒素, ...
- Arabic:سُمّ, سم حيوي, ...
- Hebrew:רַעֲלָן, טוֹקסִין, ...
- Russian:токсин, яд, ...
- Ukrainian:токсична речовина, токсин, ...
- Hindi:विषाक्त पदार्थ, जैवविष, ...
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