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autotoxin

autotoxin noun: any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated.

Noun

autotoxin (plural autotoxins)

  1. Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated

Forms of autotoxin

pluralautotoxins

Origin of autotoxin

From auto- + toxin.

Questions about autotoxin

What does autotoxin mean?
Autotoxin means any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated.
What part of speech is autotoxin?
Autotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of autotoxin?
The plural of autotoxin is autotoxins.

Words near autotoxin in the dictionary

  1. autotoxication
  2. autotoxicities
  3. autotoxicity
  4. autotoxicosis
  5. autotoxicus
  6. autotoxin
  7. autotoxins
  8. autotoxis
  9. autotracker
  10. autotrackers
  11. autotrain

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