Meanings
nounexotoxin (plural exotoxins)
plural exotoxins
- Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
- Englishexo-
- Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
- Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
- Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
- Latintoxicum
- Englishtoxin
- Englishexotoxin
Translations
Catalan exotoxina
- exotoxinaany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Finnish eksotoksiini
- eksotoksiiniany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
French exotoxine
- exotoxineany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Italian esotossina
- esotossinaany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Polish egzotoksyna
- egzotoksynaany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Romanian exotoxină
- exotoxinăany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Russian э̀кзотокси́н
- э̀кзотокси́н (èkzotoksín)any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Spanish exotoxina
- exotoxinaany toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment
Cite this entry
APA
exotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exotoxin
MLA
“exotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exotoxin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exotoxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exotoxin.
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