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toxin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | poisonous substance, toxicant, poison |
| Has types | endotoxin, exotoxin, hepatotoxin, nephrotoxin, neurolysin, neurotoxin, phytotoxin, plant toxin, ricin, ricin toxin, animal toxin, zootoxin, bacterial toxin, cytotoxin |
| Derivation | toxic |
Examples of toxin
toxin
The use of a snake venom toxin to characterize the cholinergic receptor protein.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The toxin is not destroyed by cooking or freezing the shellfish, La Vergne said.
From the thenewstribune.com
High levels of arsenic in seawater can enable the toxin to enter the food chain.
From the sciencedaily.com
The mussels create conditions ripe for algae, which harbors the botulism toxin.
From the freep.com
They then challenged the mice with either the cholera toxin or malarial parasite.
From the sciencedaily.com
Bt cotton contains the Bt toxin from a bacterium living inside a nematode worm.
From the guardian.co.uk
The toxin usually targets the kidney, triggering a severe E. coli complication.
From the sacbee.com
In extreme cases, people have died from eating seafood that contains the toxin.
From the kentucky.com
They had suspected a form of toxin released by a kind of algae called pyrodidium.
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- A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
- Toxin (Patrick Mulligan) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is the third major symbiote of the Spider-Man series, the ninth known to have appeared in the comics outside of the Planet of the Symbiotes storyline, and the first symbiote that Spider-Man considers ...
- Toxin is a 1998 suspense thriller written by Robin Cook. It tells the story of a doctor whose daughter is infected with E. coli and his investigation into how she contracted it and his battle to save her life and discover the source of her illness.
- A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
- (toxins) Poisons produced by certain animals, plants, or bacteria.
- (Toxins) a chemical compound from one organism that is harmful to another organism
- (toxins) Term applied to poisons in living systems.
- (toxins) agents produced by plants and bacteria that are poisonous and may also trigger allergic reactions.
- Toxins are poisons produced by bacteria capable of causing food poisoning.
