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toxalbumin definition

tox·albu·min (täks′al byo̵̅o̅′min)

noun

a poisonous protein found in certain plants and cultures of bacteria, and in snake venoms

Etymology: tox(ic) + albumin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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