Associations to the word «Toxin»

Wiktionary

TOXIN, noun. A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms.

Dictionary definition

TOXIN, noun. A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats