单词 | autotoxin |
释义 | autotoxin in British English (ˌɔːtəˈtɒksɪn) noun any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts autointoxicationDerived forms autotoxic (ˌautoˈtoxic) adjective autotoxin in American English (ˈɔtoʊˌtɑksɪn) noun any toxin or poison produced within the body Derived forms autotoxic (ˌautoˈtoxic) adjective autotoxin in American English (ˌɔtəˈtɑksɪn) noun Pathology a toxin or poisonous chemical formed within the body and acting against it Derived forms autotoxic adjective Word origin [1890–95; auto-1 + toxin]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, bootstrap, honky-tonk, phoneme, pogeyauto- is a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix auto- include: autogamy, autoignition, automaton, automotive, autonomous |
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