'Toxin' definitions:
Definition of 'toxin'
(from WordNet)
noun
A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
Definition of 'Toxin'
From: GCIDE
- Toxin \Tox"in\, Toxine \Tox"ine\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n. See Toxic. ] A poisonous product formed by an organism, such as a pathogenic bacterium, a plant or an animal, usually having a high molecular weight, often a protein or a polysaccharide, but occasionally a low-molecular weight agent such as tetrodotoxin.
Synonyms of 'toxin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abomination,
- acaricide,
- anthelmintic,
- antibiotic,
- antiseptic,
- atrocity,
- bad,
- bane,
- befoulment,
- blight,
- bug bomb,
- carbamate insecticide,
- chemosterilant,
- chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide,
- contact poison,
- corruption,
- crying evil,
- damage,
- defilement,
- defoliant,
- despoliation,
- destruction,
- detriment,
- disinfectant,
- eradicant,
- evil,
- fumigant,
- fungicide,
- germicide,
- grievance,
- harm,
- havoc,
- herbicide,
- hurt,
- ill,
- infection,
- injury,
- insect powder,
- insecticide,
- microbicide,
- mischief,
- miticide,
- organic chlorine,
- organic phosphate insecticide,
- outrage,
- pesticide,
- poison,
- pollution,
- rat poison,
- roach paste,
- roach powder,
- rodenticide,
- stomach poison,
- systemic,
- systemic insecticide,
- the worst,
- toxic,
- toxicant,
- venin,
- venom,
- vermicide,
- vexation,
- virus,
- weed killer,
- woe,
- wrong