toxin

名词 n.
/ˈtɒksɪn/    /ˈtɑksɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal. broadly,proscribed,usually

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toxins plural

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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.
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