Definitions for toxin
ˈtɒk sɪntox·in

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1. toxinnoun

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

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1. toxinnoun

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

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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.

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1. Toxinnoun

   alt. of Toxine

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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.

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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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1. • Poison

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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. 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.

2. 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.

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. Zoltan Takacs:

   It takes seven to 25 years to develop a drug once you identify a toxin, people are always going to get sick, so you need new cures... snakes and other creatures can give you this life-saving medicine, Bryan Fry says.

5. Sanjay Kumar:

   International experts have told us that lychee has some kind of toxin that goes and deposits in the liver of these children, and when the temperatures go up, those toxins get released, the fact is that [ Muzaffarpur ] is a lychee-growing area. We suspect that there is some kind of role that lychee has in the case. But it is also true that once the temperature comes down and the rains come, lychee or no lychee, there are no more cases.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=toxin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Toxin
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=toxin
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=toxin