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toxins

toxins is the plural of toxin.

Meaning of toxin

Noun

toxin (plural toxins)

  1. (strictly) A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
    • The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known.2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023
  2. (broadly, proscribed, usually) Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
    Synonyms:
    toxicant

Phrases with toxins

Questions about toxins

What is toxins the plural of?
Toxins is the plural of toxin.

Words near toxins in the dictionary

  1. toxinoses
  2. toxinosis
  3. toxinotype
  4. toxinotypes
  5. toxinotyping
  6. toxins
  7. toxiphobia
  8. toxiphobias
  9. toxiphoric
  10. toxisome
  11. toxisomes

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