Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: biotox-in
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any toxin produced by a living organism

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English biotoxin From bio- + toxin.

Inflected Forms

biotoxins (plural)

Questions

What does biotoxin mean?: Any toxin produced by a living organism
Where does biotoxin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English biotoxin From bio- + toxin.

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