toxin C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈtɑksɪn/ UK /ˈtɒksɪn/ See IPA manual Homophones tocsin /ˈtɑksɪn/ Meanings 1 noun a poisonous substance produced by a living organism The snake's venom contains a toxin that paralyzes its prey. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a poisonous substance... poisonvenomtoxicantbane ↔ Opposites antitoxinantidote Word family Derived forms toxinic Related forms toxictoxicanttoxicityintoxicate Etymology AI details From toxic + -in; ultimately from Latin toxicum ('poison'), from Ancient Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ('poison for arrows'), from toxon ('bow, arrow'). toxicum Latin τοξικόν Ancient Greek τόξον Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # toxin **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɑksɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɒksɪn/ ## Meanings 1. a poisonous substance produced by a living organism ## Examples - The snake's venom contains a toxin that paralyzes its prey. ## Synonyms - poison - venom - toxicant - bane ## Antonyms - antitoxin - antidote ## Derived Forms - toxinic ## Related Forms - toxic - toxicant - toxicity - intoxicate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: toxicum - Root: τοξικόν - Root: τόξον ## Etymology From toxic + -in; ultimately from Latin toxicum ('poison'), from Ancient Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ('poison for arrows'), from toxon ('bow, arrow'). ## AI Etymology Toxin is from toxic + -in; ultimately from Latin toxicum ('poison'), from Ancient Greek toxikon (pharmakon) ('poison for arrows'), from toxon ('bow, arrow'). Important recorded forms include toxicum (Latin), τοξικόν (Ancient Greek), and τόξον (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a poisonous substance produced by a living organism. The wider family includes derived forms such as toxinic and related words such as toxic, toxicant, toxicity, and intoxicate. ## Topics - House & Home markdown