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toxin
Poisonous substance produced by a biological organism such as a microbe, animal, plant or fungus.
Note: Examples are botulinum toxin, tetrodotoxin, pyrrolizidine alkaloids and amanitin.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Biology; Chemistry
- Category: Toxicology
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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Creator
- Walter Lane
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