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toxin

noun

  1. any of various poisonous compounds produced by some microorganisms and causing certain diseases
  2. any of various similar poisons, related to proteins, formed in certain plants, as ricin, or secreted by certain animals, as snake venom: toxins, when injected into animals or humans, typically initiate the formation of antitoxins

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