toxin
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
Other meanings
a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
A kind of
- poisonous substance
Kinds of toxin
- animal toxin
- bacterial toxin
- plant toxin
Word history
From Latin "toxicum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “toxin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.