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toxalbumin

toxalbumin noun: a protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous).

Noun

toxalbumin (plural toxalbumins)

  1. A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)
    • Certain plants, viperine snake venom, resin and various bacteria contain toxalbumins

toxalbumin meaning in Tamil

toxalbumin in Tamil

நச்சுப்புரதம்

Forms of toxalbumin

pluraltoxalbumins

Origin of toxalbumin

From toxin 'organic poison' (from Middle Latin toxicus 'poisonous', from Latin toxicum 'poison (for arrows)', from Ancient Greek (toxikon), from (toxa) 'arrows', from (toxon) 'bow') + albumin 'protein' (from French albumine, from Latin albumen 'egg white', from albus 'white'). The term was first used in about 1890 by the research chemists Ludwig Brieger (1849-1919) and Sigmund Fraenkel (1868-1939).

Questions about toxalbumin

What does toxalbumin mean?
Toxalbumin means a protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous).
What is toxalbumin in Tamil?
Toxalbumin in Tamil is நச்சுப்புரதம். See Toxalbumin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is toxalbumin?
Toxalbumin is a noun.
What is the plural of toxalbumin?
The plural of toxalbumin is toxalbumins.

Words near toxalbumin in the dictionary

  1. toxaemia of pregnancy
  2. toxaemias
  3. toxaemias of pregnancy
  4. toxaemic
  5. toxalbumic
  6. toxalbumin
  7. toxalbumins
  8. toxamin
  9. toxant
  10. toxants
  11. toxaphene

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