biotoxin

biotoxin

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.
Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.
English bio-
Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon)
Proto-Indo-European *-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 biotoxin

    From bio- + toxin.

    Noun

    biotoxin (plural biotoxins)

    1. Any toxin produced by a living organism

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