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Definitions for Toxin

[1] any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
[2] any of various poisonous substances produced by microorganisms that stimulate the production of neutralizing substances (antitoxins) in the body See also endotoxin, exotoxin
[3] any other poisonous substance of plant or animal origin

Words related to Toxin

virus, contamination, venom, infection, germ, toxicant, blight, cancer, contagion, toxoid

Words nearby Toxin

toxicol., toxicology, toxicopathic, toxicosis, toxigenic, toxin, toxin-antitoxin, toxinic, toxinogenic, toxins, toxipathic

Origin of Toxin

First recorded in 1885–90; tox(ic) + -in2

Words that may be confused with Toxin

toxic, toxin

Synonyms for Toxin

contamination, germ, infection, venom, virus, Cancer, blight, contagion, toxicant, toxoid, noxious substance, poisonous substance