English noun: toxin | |||
1. | toxin (substance) a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poison, poisonous substance, toxicant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | animal toxin, bacterial toxin, cytotoxin, endotoxin, exotoxin, hepatotoxin, nephrotoxin, neurolysin, neurotoxin, phytotoxin, plant toxin, ricin, ricin toxin, zootoxin | ||