autotoxinn.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌtɒksɪn/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌtɑks(ə)n/, /ˈɔdəˌtɑks(ə)n/, /ˈɑdoʊˌtɑks(ə)n/, /ˈɑdəˌtɑks(ə)n/ A substance that is toxic to the organism that produces it or to other organisms of the same species.
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toxin1890
autointoxicant1891
autotoxin1894
leucocidin1894
cytotoxin1900
toxon1900
nephrotoxin1902
toxonoid1904
zootoxin1906
leucotoxin1908
phalloidin1909
vivotoxin1953
victorin1954
phalloin1959
bungarotoxin1963
pathotoxin1963
trichothecene1971
1894 Ann. Univ. Med. Sci. I. D29 The autotoxins, to which the bactericidal, curative, and immunifying properties are ascribed.
1905 B. K. Rachford Neurotic Disorders Childhood v. 59 The close relationship of auto-toxins to certain nervous disorders is accepted by almost all physicians as axiomatic.
1951 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 95 66/1 One clue has been found in the autotoxin produced by dense cultures of Chlorella.
1971 J. W. Steward Snakes of Europe ii. 57 The venom of snakes generally contains a number of different factors, including coagulants, anticoagulants, agglutinins, autotoxins and various destructive enzymes.
2002 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 71 805/2 Unidentified autotoxins reduce rotifer population growth rates and individual survival.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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