D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Toxin

/täk'-sən/ · Tox·in · IPA /ˈtɑksɪn/
01 n. A poisonous product formed by an organism, such as a pathogenic bacterium, a plant or an animal, usually having a high molecular weight, of…
  1. 1.
    A poisonous product formed by an organism, such as a pathogenic bacterium, a plant or an animal, usually having a high molecular weight, often a protein or a polysaccharide, but occasionally a low-molecular weight agent such as tetrodotoxin.