Definitions for toxin

toxin tox·in

Spelling: [tok-sin]
IPA: /ˈtɒk sɪn/

Toxin is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in toxin (inotx).

Definitions for toxin

noun

  1. any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.

Origin of toxin

First recorded in 1885-90; tox(ic) + -in2

Examples for toxin

"This bottle contains a weak solution of the toxin of fatigue," persisted Kennedy.

Now I have said enough about the toxin and some little about the anti-toxin of the Mind.

The determining test for a toxin is its action on a living cell.

It presumes “that art is an instrument like medicine or a toxin that can be injected into us and transform us.”

And the toxin, which sits in the synapses between neurons, can take weeks to wash out.

Probably it was the toxin in the blood which poisoned the heart.

In this understanding, art is like a medicine or a toxin, transforming its audience for good or ill.

Red wine is the second worst from a toxin perspective, sadly.

We should embrace the notion that low levels of exposure to any toxin over an extended period can lead to serious health issues.

When this vital seat is poisoned by the toxin, death is instantaneous.

Word Value for toxin
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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