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Toxin

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Noun

1. toxin

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Toxin

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noun
1. 
any of various poisonous substances produced by microorganisms that stimulate the production of neutralizing substances (antitoxins) in the body
See also endotoxin, exotoxin
2. 
any other poisonous substance of plant or animal origin

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Toxin

see synonyms of toxin
noun
1. 
any of various poisonous compounds produced by some microorganisms and causing certain diseases
see also endotoxin, exotoxin
2. 
any of various similar poisons, related to proteins, formed in certain plants, as ricin, or secreted by certain animals, as snake venom: toxins, when injected into animals or humans, typically initiate the formation of antitoxins

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Toxin

see synonyms of toxin
n.
1. A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins.
2. A poisonous or harmful nonbiological substance, such as a pollutant.

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