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Toxin

Toxin Meaning & Definition
Toxin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Toxin?

[n] a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

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See Also | animal toxin | bacterial toxin | cytotoxin | endotoxin | exotoxin | neurolysin | neurotoxin | phytotoxin | plant toxin | poison | poisonous substance | zootoxin

Toxin In Webster's Dictionary

\Tox"in\, Toxine \Tox"ine\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n. See {Toxic}. ] A poisonous product formed by pathogenic bacteria

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