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toxin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun toxin has 1 sense
- toxin(n = noun.substance) - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species; has particulars: ricin, ricin toxin, animal toxin, zootoxin, bacterial toxin, cytotoxin, endotoxin, exotoxin, hepatotoxin, nephrotoxin, neurolysin, neurotoxin, phytotoxin, plant toxin
is a kind of poison, poisonous substance, toxicant
Derived form adjective toxic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
toxin, n. [Gr. toxiko`n. See Toxic. ].
A poisonous product formed by an organism, such as a pathogenic bacterium, a plant or an animal, usually having a high molecular weight, often a protein or a polysaccharide, but occasionally a low-molecular weight agent such as tetrodotoxin .
OXFORD DICTIONARY
toxin, n. a poison produced by a living organism, esp. one formed in the body and stimulating the production of antibodies.
Etymology
TOXIC + -IN
THESAURUS
toxin
abomination, acaricide, anthelmintic, antibiotic, antiseptic, atrocity, bad, bane, befoulment, blight, bug bomb, carbamate insecticide, chemosterilant, chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, contact poison, corruption, crying evil, damage, defilement, defoliant, despoliation, destruction, detriment, disinfectant, eradicant, evil, fumigant, fungicide, germicide, grievance, harm, havoc, herbicide, hurt, ill, infection, injury, insect powder, insecticide, microbicide, mischief, miticide, organic chlorine, organic phosphate insecticide, outrage, pesticide, poison, pollution, rat poison, roach paste, roach powder, rodenticide, stomach poison, systemic, systemic insecticide, the worst, toxic, toxicant, venin, venom, vermicide, vexation, virus, weed killer, woe, wrongROGET THESAURUS
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Bane
N bane, curse, evil, hurtfulness, painfulness, scourge, damnosa hereditas, white elephant, sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle, poison, toxin, teratogen, leaven, virus venom, arsenic, antimony, tartar emetic, strychnine, nicotine, miasma, miasm, mephitis, malaria, azote, sewer gas, pest, Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid, bichloride of mercury, carbonic acid, carbonic gas, choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane, hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite, banewort, bhang, ganja, hashish, Upas tree, Toxline (online), rust, worm, helminth, moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew, dry rot, canker, cankerworm, cancer, torpedo, viper, demon, toxicology, baneful, poisonous, phr, bibere venenum in auro, Contingent Subservience.
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