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toxin

/ˈtɑksɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
tox-in
IPA
/ˈtɑksɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɑksɪn/
  • British English: /ˈtɒksɪn/

Inflected Forms

toxins (plural)

Derived Forms

actinotoxin aetokthonotoxin amatoxin anaphylatoxin anatoxin angiotoxin antitoxin arachnotoxin autotoxin bacteriotoxin batrachotoxin biotoxin

Phrases

botulinum toxin Coley's toxin Shiga toxin spindle toxin time delay toxin activation

Frequently Paired Words

toxic

Synonyms

toxicant

Homonyms

tocsin

Antonyms

antitoxin antidote antivenom

Rhymes With

oxen moxon antitoxin coxon wilcoxon wilcoxen broxson dioxin digoxin thyroxine levothyroxine tocsin

Questions

How do you pronounce toxin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑksɪn/.
What does toxin mean?
A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
Where does toxin come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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