hemotoxin

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noun

Any toxin that destroys red blood cells

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

nounhemotoxin (plural hemotoxins)

plural hemotoxins · alternative haemotoxin

  1. biologyAny toxin that destroys red blood cells

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  2. Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
  3. Englishhaemo-
  4. Englishhemo-
  5. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  6. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  8. Latintoxicum
  9. Englishtoxin
  10. Englishhemotoxin

From hemo- + toxin.

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Translations

Finnish verimyrkky, hemotoksiini
  • verimyrkkyred blood cell impediment
  • hemotoksiinired blood cell impediment
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemotoxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemotoxin.

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