toxin

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toxin

/ˈtɒksɪn/ UK
/ˈtɑksɪn/ US

Sounds like tocsin · Rhymes with -ɒksɪn

noun toxins

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.
Opposite: antitoxin, antidote, antivenom
broadly, proscribed, usually Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.
Similar: toxicant

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Closest in meaning: botulinal, poison, antitoxin, toxic, poisonous, erythrogenic, chemical, noxious, gift, induced, biotoxin, venom, toxicant, pollutant, contaminant, cytotoxin

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noun a toxic or poisonous substance

Español	toxina
한국어	독소 dokso
日本語	毒素 dokuso
中文	毒素 dúsù
Português	toxina
Français	toxine
Deutsch	Toxin, Giftstoff
Italiano	tossina
Ελληνικά	τοξίνη toxíni
Română	toxină
Русский	токси́н toksín
Tiếng Việt	toxin, độc tố

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@misc{toxin_2026,
  title = {toxin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toxin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}