toxin
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
Types & categories
- poison hypernym
- ricin hyponym
- animal toxin hyponym
- bacterial toxin hyponym
- cytotoxin hyponym
- endotoxin hyponym
- exotoxin hyponym
- hepatotoxin hyponym
- nephrotoxin hyponym
- neurotoxin hyponym
- plant toxin hyponym
Related & opposite
- toxic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | toxic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | poison |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ricin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | animal toxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bacterial toxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cytotoxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | endotoxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exotoxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hepatotoxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nephrotoxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neurotoxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plant toxin |