biotoxinn.
/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌtɒksɪn/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌtɑksən/ A poisonous substance produced by a living organism.
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1910 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 98 ii. 223 The biotoxin, as the authors term it, has an energetic poisoning effect on the blood.
1947 J. Williamson in Astounding Sci. Fiction (U.K. ed.) Aug. 8/1 The brooding mystery of it seemed to numb my senses, like some deadly biotoxin.
1958 Chem. Rev. 58 235 Biotoxins are widely distributed within marine animals, viz., protozoa, sponges, coelenterates, molluscs, annelids, arthropods, echinoderms, fish-like vertebrates, reptiles, and mammals.
1989 Yankee Feb. 55/2 It was later learned that Beltane's untimely death was due to a biotoxin found present in the mackerel upon which she fed.
2003 Time 12 Feb. 26/2 Some [missiles] are loaded with biotoxins.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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