Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 155 compound words that contain toxin. The most common are listed below. Open toxin in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- botulinum toxinA neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
- Shiga toxinAny of a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages.
- Coley's toxinA family of anti-cancerous toxins containing heat-killed strep bacteria in combination with other live bacteria, used as an injection into tumours, that can reduce or eliminate the cancers.
- time delay toxin activationA process for producing a class of chemotherapy drugs which can be administered in a nontoxic form and, subsequent to a time delay, allows for a differential concentration in the target cancer or invasive tissues or cells, minimizing the …
- spindle toxinSynonym of spindle poison: A poison that disrupts cell division by affecting the protein threads that connect the centromere regions of chromosomes, known as spindles.
Compound words 155
- BotoxA toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.
- digoxinA poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
- anatoxinA bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
- digitoxinA toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolide.
- ichthyotoxinAny chemical compound that is toxic to fish.
- conotoxinA neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.
- erototoxinAn addictive chemical said to be released in the brain from looking at pornography.
- insectotoxinA toxin that specifically affects insects.
- nephrotoxinAny nephrotoxic substance.
- ichthyohemotoxinAny poisonous substance found in the blood of fishes.