toxin

noun
/ˈtɒksɪn/UK/ˈtɑksɪn/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from toxicum

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Synonym of toxicant

    Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.

The neighborhood

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.

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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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