| AFLATOXIN | • aflatoxin n. (Toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be… • AFLATOXIN n. a toxin produced in foodstuffs by the action of the mould aspergillus. |
| ANATOXINS | • anatoxins n. Plural of anatoxin. • ANATOXIN n. a potent alkaloid toxin derived from a species of cyanobacteria. |
| ANTITOXIN | • antitoxin n. (Medicine) A medicine able to neutralize a toxin. • antitoxin n. (Medicine) An antibody capable of neutralizing specific toxins. • ANTITOXIN n. an antidote to a toxin. |
| AUTOTOXIN | • autotoxin n. Any substance that is toxic to the organism in which it is generated. • AUTOTOXIN n. a poisonous substance formed within the body within which it acts. |
| BIOTOXINS | • biotoxins n. Plural of biotoxin. • BIOTOXIN n. a poison of biological origin. |
| CYTOTOXIN | • cytotoxin n. (Cytology) Any substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells. • CYTOTOXIN n. a cell-damaging drug. |
| DIGITOXIN | • digitoxin n. (Organic chemistry) A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolide. • DIGITOXIN n. a poisonous glycoside that is the most active ingredient of digitalin. |
| ENDOTOXIN | • endotoxin n. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies. • ENDOTOXIN n. a toxin of internal origin, specifically a poisonous substance present in bacteria. |
| EXOTOXINS | • exotoxins n. Plural of exotoxin. • EXOTOXIN n. a secreted toxin. |
| HEMOTOXIN | • hemotoxin n. (Chiefly cytology) Any toxin that destroys red blood cells. • HEMOTOXIN n. a substance that destroys red blood cells. |
| MYCOTOXIN | • mycotoxin n. (Biochemistry) Any substance, produced by a mold or fungus, that is injurious to vertebrates upon ingestion… • MYCOTOXIN n. a poison derived from fungi. |
| NEOTOXINS | • NEOTOXIN n. any harmful substance in the environment causing illness or allergy. |
| SAXITOXIN | • saxitoxin n. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in mollusks… • SAXITOXIN n. a nerve poison found in molluscs feeding on dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyaulax. |
| ZOOTOXINS | • zootoxins n. Plural of zootoxin. • ZOOTOXIN n. a toxin produced by an animal. |