toxin

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n. 毒素 [化] 毒素

发音

UK /ˈtɒksɪn/
US /ˈtɑksɪn/

词形变化

toxins 复数 toxins

别名

toxine

教材释义与例句

名词

毒素；毒质

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.

    毒素

  2. 2.

    Synonym of toxicant: a toxic substance in a body requiring removal.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

poison toxicant

下位词 10

ricin neurotoxin cytotoxin endotoxin excitotoxin exotoxin hepatotoxin nephrotoxin neurolysin phalloidin

相关短语

time delay toxin activation botulinum toxin 肉毒杆菌毒素 Shiga toxin Coley's toxin [医] 科利氏毒素 spindle toxin

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin From Latin toxicum, equivalent to toxi- + -in.

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