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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestoxina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: toxina
"A toxina foi identificada pelos cientistas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms.
"Certain mushrooms contain dangerous toxins that can cause liver failure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century, derived from modern Latin 'toxicum' (poison), from Greek 'toxikon' (poison for arrows), from 'toxon' (bow).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Toxin" is said worldwide
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toxine
Transliteration: toxine
"Cette bactérie produit une toxine mortelle."
Toxin
Transliteration: Toxin
"Das Toxin greift das Nervensystem an."
tossina
Transliteration: tossina
"Il veleno contiene una potente tossina."
toxina
Transliteration: toxina
"El cuerpo elimina las toxinas de forma natural."
toxina
Transliteration: toxina
"A toxina foi identificada pelos cientistas."
विषैला पदार्थ
Transliteration: vishaila padarth
"यह रसायन शरीर में एक विषैला पदार्थ छोड़ता है।"
毒素
Transliteration: dúsù
"多喝水有助于排出体内毒素。"
독소
Transliteration: dokso
"이 물질은 강력한 독소를 포함하고 있습니다."
毒素
Transliteration: dokusō
"そのキノコには強力な毒素が含まれています。"
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