toxin
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin From Latin toxicum, equivalent to toxi- + -in.
- derived from toxicum
Definitions
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of…
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
- The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known.
Synonym of toxicant
Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
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Derived
actinotoxin, aetokthonotoxin, amatoxin, anaphylatoxin, anatoxin, angiotoxin, antitoxin, arachnotoxin, autotoxin, bacteriotoxin, batrachotoxin, biotoxin, Botox, botulinum toxin, bufotoxin, caramboxin, cardiotoxin, cephalotoxin, charybdotoxin, chemotoxin, chlorotoxin, ciguateratoxin, ciliotoxin, coagulotoxin, Coley's toxin, conotoxin, corynetoxin, crotoxin, cyanotoxin, cytotoxin, dendrotoxin, dermatotoxin, dermatoxin, digitoxin, digoxin, ecotoxin, embryotoxin, endotheliotoxin, endotoxin, enterotoxin · +89 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at toxin. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at toxin. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at toxin
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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