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toxigenic

[tok-si-jen-ik]
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adjective
  1. (especially of microorganisms) producing toxins.
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Origin of toxigenic

First recorded in 1920–25; toxi(co)- + -genic
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toxigenic in Medicine

toxigenic

(tŏk′sə-jĕn′ĭk)
adj.
  1. Producing a poison; toxicogenic.
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Related formstox′i•ge•nic′i•ty (-jə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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