biotoxin

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noun

Any toxin produced by a living organism

OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

nounbiotoxin (plural biotoxins)

plural biotoxins

  1. Any toxin produced by a living organism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  6. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  7. Latintoxicum
  8. Englishtoxin
  9. Englishbiotoxin

From bio- + toxin.

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Translations

Catalan biotoxina
  • biotoxinatoxin produced by a living organism
Italian biotossina
  • biotossinatoxin produced by a living organism
Cite this entry
APA

biotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotoxin

MLA

“biotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotoxin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biotoxin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotoxin.

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