What does Toxin mean?

Definitions for Toxin
ˈtɒk sɪntox·in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. toxinnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. toxinnoun

    A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms.

Wikipedia

  1. Toxin

    A toxin is a naturally occurring organic poison produced by metabolic activities of living cells or organisms. Toxins occur especially as a protein or conjugated protein. The term toxin was first used by organic chemist Ludwig Brieger (1849–1919) and is derived from the word toxic. Toxins can be small molecules, peptides, or proteins that are capable of causing disease on contact with or absorption by body tissues interacting with biological macromolecules such as enzymes or cellular receptors. Toxins vary greatly in their toxicity, ranging from usually minor (such as a bee sting) to potentially fatal even at extremely low doses (such as botulinum toxin). Toxins are largely secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds that are not directly involved in an organism's growth, development, or reproduction, instead often aiding it in matters of defense.

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  1. toxin

    A toxin is a harmful substance produced within living cells or organisms, including metabolic waste, venom, or substances produced by bacteria, plants, or animals, that causes negative effects or disease when it is introduced into body tissues, often through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Toxinnoun

    alt. of Toxine

Wikidata

  1. Toxin

    A toxin is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; man-made substances created by artificial processes are thus excluded. The term was first used by organic chemist Ludwig Brieger. For a toxic substance not produced within living organisms, "toxicant" and "toxics" are also sometimes used. Toxins can be small molecules, peptides, or proteins that are capable of causing disease on contact with or absorption by body tissues interacting with biological macromolecules such as enzymes or cellular receptors. Toxins vary greatly in their severity, ranging from usually minor and acute to almost immediately deadly.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. toxin

    Poisonous substances that may be produced naturally (by bacteria, plants, fungi, snakes, insects, and other living organisms) or synthetically.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Toxin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Toxin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Toxin in a Sentence

  1. Andres Garchitorena:

    The way it creates the ulcers is that when it's inside your skin, it multiplies, and it produces a toxin, it mostly affects the fatty tissue. It starts generally with a small nodule, but over time, it opens up and creates an ulcer.

  2. Michael Reagan:

    It feels like a toxin is in my body, i had no idea a blood clot could hurt so bad.

  3. Paul Dawson:

    Staph is found on the hands and can cause food-borne infection by producing a toxin outside the body. Then you can ingest the toxin and get sick.

  4. Aaron Stinson:

    I'm angry, I'm upset, i could end up dying with this toxin put in my body, it could hurt my organs, it could take my memory. It is a scary thing.

  5. Dave Asprey:

    When you blend low-toxin coffee with butter and octane oil (MCT oil), the butter turns off some of your food cravings and provides things the brain needs, including micronutrients, it turns off inflammation in the brain.

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