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Plural of toxin

regular plural

The plural of toxin is toxins.

Forms of toxin

Singulartoxin /ˈtɒksɪn/
Pluraltoxins
Countablecountable

Toxins in a sentence

  • Seizures can be caused by exposure to certain poisons or toxins.From the entry seizure
  • Due to the fungi's ability to deactivate and mycoremediate toxins, the environment is not affected negatively.2020, Judith Karen Fenley, Oberon Zell, Death Rights and Rites: A Practical Guide to a Meaningful Death. From the entry mycoremediate
  • It filtered out all five of the common toxins mentioned here (trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, benzene, xylene, and ammonia).2018, Basmati, Garden Themes: inspiring garden collections & design ideas, page 62. From the entry superplant
  • For some fish, the toxins are present in the blood; these are ichthyohaemotoxin.2012, Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products, page 237. From the entry ichthyohaemotoxin
  • Most shellfish lose their toxins almost completely within four to six weeks after a gonyaulax outbreak.2011, Charlie White, Living off the Sea. From the entry gonyaulax

Meaning of toxin

  1. noun A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
  2. noun Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.

Full definition of toxin

Questions about the plural of toxin

What is the plural of toxin?
The plural of toxin is toxins.
Is toxin countable?
Toxin is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toxin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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