Words ending with oxin
5 letter words ending with oxin
- toxin — any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- botulinum toxin — a pharmaceutical formulation of botulin used in minute doses to treat various forms of muscle spasm and for the cosmetic removal of wrinkles
6 letter words ending with oxin
- dioxin — a general name for a family of chlorinated hydrocarbons, C 12 H 4 Cl 4 O 2 , typically used to refer to one isomer, TCDD, a by-product of pesticide manufacture: a toxic compound that is carcinogenic and teratogenic in certain animals.
7 letter words ending with oxin
- digoxin — a cardiac glycoside of purified digitalis, C 41 H 64 O 14 , derived from the plant leaves of Digitalis lanata and widely used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
8 letter words ending with oxin
- amatoxin — Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.
- anatoxin — a bacterial toxin that has been weakened for use in inoculations
- biotoxin — a toxic substance produced by a living organism
- crotoxin — a toxin in the venom of the North American rattlesnake, Crotalus terrificus.
- exotoxin — A toxin released by a living bacterial cell into its surroundings.
9 letter words ending with oxin
- aflatoxin — a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease (esp cancer) in man
- antitoxin — an antibody that neutralizes a toxin
- autotoxin — any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts
- bufotoxin — a toxin obtained from the skin glands of the European toad, Bufa vulgaris.
- cytotoxin — any substance that is poisonous to living cells
10 letter words ending with oxin
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- ferredoxin — any of a group of red-brown proteins containing iron and sulfur and acting as an electron carrier during photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, or oxidation-reduction reactions.
- haemotoxin — a substance that destroys red blood cells
- latrotoxin — (biochemistry) Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.
- neurotoxin — a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.
11 letter words ending with oxin
- enterotoxin — A toxin produced in or affecting the intestines, such as those causing food poisoning or cholera.
- hepatotoxin — Any substance that causes hepatotoxicity.
- immunotoxin — a monoclonal antibody linked to a toxin with the intention of destroying a specific target cell while leaving adjacent cells intact.
- lymphotoxin — a glycoprotein that is released by antigen-stimulated or mitogen-stimulated T cells and is toxic to various other cells.
- nephrotoxin — Any nephrotoxic substance.
12 letter words ending with oxin
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- grayanotoxin — a toxin found in the nectar of some species of rhododendron and other plants of the family Ericaceae and in food made from their nectar, as unpasteurized honey, poisonous to humans and animals.
- tetrodotoxin — a neurotoxin, C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3 , occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
13 letter words ending with oxin
- bacteriotoxin — any toxin that kills bacteria
- batrachotoxin — a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
14 letter words ending with oxin
- andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
15 letter words ending with oxin
- toxin-antitoxin — a mixture of toxin and antitoxin, formerly used to induce active immunity against certain diseases, especially diphtheria.
17 letter words ending with oxin
- ichthyosarcotoxin — a term applied to any poison found in the flesh of poisonous fishes.
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