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phototoxin

phototoxin noun: any toxin that causes an allergic reaction in the skin, developing into photosensitivity.

Noun

phototoxin (plural phototoxins)

  1. Any toxin that causes an allergic reaction in the skin, developing into photosensitivity.

Forms of phototoxin

pluralphototoxins

Origin of phototoxin

From photo- + toxin.

Questions about phototoxin

What does phototoxin mean?
Phototoxin means any toxin that causes an allergic reaction in the skin, developing into photosensitivity.
What part of speech is phototoxin?
Phototoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of phototoxin?
The plural of phototoxin is phototoxins.

Words near phototoxin in the dictionary

  1. phototopography
  2. phototourism
  3. phototoxic
  4. phototoxicities
  5. phototoxicity
  6. phototoxin
  7. phototoxins
  8. phototransduce
  9. phototransduced
  10. phototransducing
  11. phototransduction

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