- toxin tox·in n
- ['tɒksɪn]
tossina
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Toxin — Tox in, Toxine Tox ine, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toxin-antitoxin — n a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used esp. formerly in immunizing against a disease (as diphtheria) for which they are specific * * * (TA) tox·in an·ti·tox·in (TA) (tok″sin anґtĭ tok″sin) a nearly neutral mixture of diphtheria… … Medical dictionary
tox- — Tox , vor Konsonanten toxi , Toxi , toxo , Toxo , in Zus. auch toxiko , Toxiko [lat. toxicum = Gift u. griech. toxikón phármakon = Pfeilgift (tóxon = Bogen, Pfeil)]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit der Bed. »Gift, Vergiftung«, z. B. Toxin, toxisch … Universal-Lexikon
Tox- — Tox , vor Konsonanten toxi , Toxi , toxo , Toxo , in Zus. auch toxiko , Toxiko [lat. toxicum = Gift u. griech. toxikón phármakon = Pfeilgift (tóxon = Bogen, Pfeil)]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit der Bed. »Gift, Vergiftung«, z. B. Toxin, toxisch … Universal-Lexikon
tox|in-an|ti|tox|in — «TOK suhn AN tee TOK suhn», noun. a mixture of a toxin with enough of the corresponding antitoxin to almost neutralize it, used formerly to immunize against diphtheria … Useful english dictionary
tox´i|cal|ly — tox|ic «TOK sihk», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or caused by a toxin or poison: »a toxic illness. 2. poisonous: »toxic plants. Fumes from an automobile are toxic. SYNONYM(S): noxious. ╂[< Late Latin toxicus < Latin toxicum poison… … Useful english dictionary
tox|ic — «TOK sihk», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or caused by a toxin or poison: »a toxic illness. 2. poisonous: »toxic plants. Fumes from an automobile are toxic. SYNONYM(S): noxious. ╂[< Late Latin toxicus < Latin toxicum poison <… … Useful english dictionary
toxin — tox•in [[t]ˈtɒk sɪn[/t]] n. pha any poison produced by an organism, including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom • Etymology: 1885–90; tox (… … From formal English to slang
tox|oid — «TOK soyd», noun. a toxin, as of diphtheria or tetanus, specially treated so that it will lose its poisonous quality but still cause antitoxins to be produced when injected into the body … Useful english dictionary
toxin — [täk′sin] n. [ TOX(IC) + IN1] 1. any of various poisonous compounds produced by some microorganisms and causing certain diseases: see ENDOTOXIN, EXOTOXIN 2. any of various similar poisons, related to proteins, formed in certain plants, as ricin,… … English World dictionary
toxin — tox|in [ˈtɔksın US ˈta:k ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: toxic + in chemical compound ] a poisonous substance, especially one that is produced by ↑bacteria and causes a particular disease … Dictionary of contemporary English
