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toxophore

toxophore noun: the chemical group that produces the toxic effect in a toxin molecule.

Noun

toxophore (plural toxophores)

  1. The chemical group that produces the toxic effect in a toxin molecule.

Forms of toxophore

pluraltoxophores

Origin of toxophore

From toxo- + -phore.

Questions about toxophore

What does toxophore mean?
Toxophore means the chemical group that produces the toxic effect in a toxin molecule.
What part of speech is toxophore?
Toxophore is a noun.
What is the plural of toxophore?
The plural of toxophore is toxophores.

Words near toxophore in the dictionary

  1. toxophilite
  2. toxophilites
  3. toxophilitic
  4. toxophilous
  5. toxophily
  6. toxophore
  7. toxophores
  8. toxophoric
  9. toxophorous
  10. toxoplasma
  11. toxoplasmacidal

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