toxin
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1. a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | ricin, ricin toxin, |
| definition | : | a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | animal toxin, zootoxin, |
| definition | : | a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | bacterial toxin, |
| definition | : | any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cytotoxin, |
| definition | : | any substance that has a toxic effect on cells (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | endotoxin, |
| definition | : | a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | exotoxin, |
| definition | : | a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hepatotoxin, |
| definition | : | any toxin that affects the liver (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | nephrotoxin, |
| definition | : | any toxin that affects the kidneys (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | phytotoxin, plant toxin, |
| definition | : | any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | toxic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | toxic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison (adj.all) |
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