autotoxin

[ aw-tuh-tok-sin ]

nounPathology.
  1. a toxin or poisonous chemical formed within the body and acting against it.

Origin of autotoxin

1
First recorded in 1890–95; auto-1 + toxin

Other words from autotoxin

  • au·to·tox·ic, adjective

Words Nearby autotoxin

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British Dictionary definitions for autotoxin

autotoxin

/ (ˌɔːtəˈtɒksɪn) /


noun
  1. any poison or toxin formed in the organism upon which it acts: See autointoxication

Derived forms of autotoxin

  • autotoxic, adjective

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