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toxamin

toxamin noun: a hypothetical substance in cereals that interferes with calcium and phosphorus metabolism and leads to rickets.

Noun

toxamin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A hypothetical substance in cereals that interferes with calcium and phosphorus metabolism and leads to rickets.

Origin of toxamin

Coined by Edward Mellanby.

Questions about toxamin

What does toxamin mean?
Toxamin means a hypothetical substance in cereals that interferes with calcium and phosphorus metabolism and leads to rickets.
What part of speech is toxamin?
Toxamin is a noun.

Words near toxamin in the dictionary

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

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