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exotoxin en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English exotoxin From exo- + toxin.

Meanings

  1. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.

Forms

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Relateds

endotoxin · exotoxic

Translations (8)

ca exotoxina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · ro exotoxină (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · fi eksotoksiini (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · fr exotoxine (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · es exotoxina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · pl egzotoksyna (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · it esotossina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment) · ru э̀кзотокси́н (any toxin secreted by a microorganism into surrounding environment)