A toxin is any poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals, or plants.
Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.
Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.
Synonyms: poison, venom More Synonyms of toxin
toxin in British English
(ˈtɒksɪn)
noun
1.
any of various poisonous substances produced by microorganisms that stimulate the production of neutralizing substances (antitoxins) in the body
See also endotoxin, exotoxin
2.
any other poisonous substance of plant or animal origin
toxin in American English
(ˈtɑksɪn)
noun
1.
any of various poisonous compounds produced by some microorganisms and causing certaindiseases
see also endotoxin, exotoxin
2.
any of various similar poisons, related to proteins, formed in certain plants, as ricin, or secreted by certain animals, as snake venom: toxins, when injected into animals or humans, typically initiate the formation of antitoxins
Word origin
toxic + -in1
Examples of 'toxin' in a sentence
toxin
The cravings begin to subside and toxins leave your body.
The Sun (2016)
The carbon would remove toxins produced by bacteria in the gut that would otherwise enter the body and liver, allowing them to pass harmlessly through the body.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Researchers looked at two genes that normally protect the body against certain toxins.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The second is that they act as carriers for other toxins produced by combustion.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then they introduce bugs which remove the toxins from the rest.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Rapid weight loss releases toxins into the body.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The algae can produce toxins that have been known to kill animals.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It gets the metabolism moving and the body purging the toxins.
The Sun (2013)
But not all rhododendrons produce these toxins.
Jane Brown TALES OF THE ROSE TREE: Ravishing Rhododendrons and their Travels Around the World (2004)
Both are a great way of draining the toxins from your body.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Any sweat contains wastes and toxins that the body wants to throw off.
Wilkinson, Steve M.E. and You - a self-help plan (1988)
And for centuries it has been said to purge toxins from the body and give a glowing complexion.
The Sun (2014)
The heat from the masks opens your pores to help remove toxins and impurities and get your glow back.
The Sun (2011)
People who drink a lot of alcohol are also at higher risk because it can trigger another enzyme that produces the liver toxin.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It flushes out the toxins in your body, helping to keep weight down and combat cellulite.
The Sun (2009)
Kidney disease can lead to a build-up of toxins in the bloodstream and mineral disturbances which can trigger hiccups.
The Sun (2008)
Massage can also be useful in encouraging the movement of stored toxins towards the body 's natural purification centres.
Sedgbeer, Sandra The A-Z of Beauty Treatment (1994)
Exercise plays a valuable role in the detox process by improving circulation, removing toxins from the body and aiding digestion.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Lots of protein puts pressure on the kidneys, which have to filter out the harmful toxins produced by the extra intake.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
If the rice is then left standing at room temperature, the spores can grow and produce toxins that can cause serious illness.
The Sun (2016)
He said financial pressures had forced him to consider selling a kidney, one of a pair of organs that remove toxins from the blood.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This leads to a build-up of toxins that slowly destroys the body's immune system.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But that doesn't mean you have a build-up of toxins.
The Sun (2009)
Botox, based on a toxin produced by bacteria, is injected into the forehead.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But none of these risks seems to deter sauna aficionados, who swear by the wooden boxes' ability to relax and remove toxins.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
toxin
British English: toxin NOUN
A toxin is any poisonous substance produced by bacteria, animals, or plants.
...a build-up of toxins in the body.
American English: toxin
Brazilian Portuguese: toxina
Chinese: 毒素
European Spanish: toxina
French: toxine
German: Gift
Italian: tossina
Japanese: 毒素
Korean: 독소
European Portuguese: toxina
Latin American Spanish: toxina
(noun)
Definition
any other poisonous substance of plant or animal origin
Tests showed increased levels of toxins in fish.
Synonyms
poison
Poison from the weaver fish causes paralysis and swelling.
venom
snake handlers who grow immune to snake venom
Additional synonyms
in the sense of venom
Definition
the poison that certain snakes and scorpions inject when they bite or sting