Toxin
noun
A poisonous substance that is produced by living cells or organisms.
The test showed that the shellfish had absorbed dangerous toxins that rendered them unsafe for consumption.
Often appears as...
- dangerous toxins
- absorbed toxins
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Technical
noun
A harmful or destructive thing or element.
Her negative attitude was a toxin that affected everyone around her.
Often appears as...
- toxic negativity
- toxic environment
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A poisonous substance that is produced by living cells or organisms.
The test showed that the shellfish had absorbed dangerous toxins that rendered them unsafe for consumption.
Often appears as...
- dangerous toxins
- absorbed toxins
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A harmful or destructive thing or element.
Her negative attitude was a toxin that affected everyone around her.
Often appears as...
- toxic negativity
- toxic environment
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Source
Highlighting that the toxin originates from a living organism, not a man-made chemical
The snake's bite released a toxin causing paralysis.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrence
Emphasizes that toxins naturally occur in certain plants, animals, or microorganisms
Bee stings inject a natural toxin that can cause an allergic reaction.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Risk
Suggests that exposure to toxins can be harmful to health, prompting caution
Drinking water contaminated with toxins can lead to illness.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Source
Highlighting that the toxin originates from a living organism, not a man-made chemical
The snake's bite released a toxin causing paralysis.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrence
Emphasizes that toxins naturally occur in certain plants, animals, or microorganisms
Bee stings inject a natural toxin that can cause an allergic reaction.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Risk
Suggests that exposure to toxins can be harmful to health, prompting caution
Drinking water contaminated with toxins can lead to illness.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Source
Highlighting that the toxin originates from a living organism, not a man-made chemical
The snake's bite released a toxin causing paralysis.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrence
Emphasizes that toxins naturally occur in certain plants, animals, or microorganisms
Bee stings inject a natural toxin that can cause an allergic reaction.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Risk
Suggests that exposure to toxins can be harmful to health, prompting caution
Drinking water contaminated with toxins can lead to illness.
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His Epic Message Will...
allow a history to be written by the wicked greedy and loony it is our duty to protect Mother Nature from those who refuse to see her beauty call me crazy but I believe we should have the right to eat food that's safe with ingredients we can pronounce drink water that is clean marvel at trees breathe air free of toxins these are natural rights not
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Returning to Fukushima PIPE...
ever attempted worldwide. The government claims that by removing the top inches of soil, where toxins have settled, it will make the land safe again to live. For seven years, workers have been moving inch by inch, town by town, digging out layers of poisonous waste, dropping it into plastic bags, and storing it
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a couple bacteria to get in you and then they start secreting some toxins you're
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The nurdles' quest for...
and leading to its eventual death. When one organism consumes another, microplastics and their toxins are then passed up through the food chain. And that's how, bit by bit, nurdles accomplish their goal, growing ever more pervasive as they wipe out marine life and reshape the ocean's ecosystems.
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The Killer Rat with...
And also duck billed platypus males, they've got the claw when they when they're protecting females from other males. Exactly. Exactly that. So only a handful of species. But our amazing news today is that some scientists have discovered yet another animal which uses toxins to repel potential
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What does the liver do?...
out of the body. So as you can see, the liver is an extremely efficient industrial site, performing multiple tasks that support each other. But such a complex system needs to be kept running smoothly by keeping it healthy and not overloading it with more toxins than it can handle.
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A cleanse won't detox...
a much more stable intermediate, before it breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. These are components our body can handle. Now let's look at a popular cleanse -- cayenne, pepper, lemon juice drink, to help your liver flush toxins. You drink it, it gets digested,
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Risk Takers: Catching...
have toxic secretions. So what we do as pharmacologist is we collect all of these venomous creatures from all over the world, we gather their toxins and we create toxin libraries, and we screen that out of this massive toxin libraries which one is the best match
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Cell membranes are way...
like using a nano-sponge that saves our cells by soaking up the membrane-damaging toxins. The fluid mosaic is what makes all the functions of life possible. Without a cell membrane, there could be no cells, and without cells, there would be no bacteria,
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How does your immune...
also known as leukocytes, that originate in our bone marrow. These cells migrate into the bloodstream and the lymphatic system, a network of vessels which helps clear bodily toxins and waste. Our bodies are teeming with
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His Epic Message Will...
allow a history to be written by the wicked greedy and loony it is our duty to protect Mother Nature from those who refuse to see her beauty call me crazy but I believe we should have the right to eat food that's safe with ingredients we can pronounce drink water that is clean marvel at trees breathe air free of toxins these are natural rights not
Video examples
Returning to Fukushima PIPE...
ever attempted worldwide. The government claims that by removing the top inches of soil, where toxins have settled, it will make the land safe again to live. For seven years, workers have been moving inch by inch, town by town, digging out layers of poisonous waste, dropping it into plastic bags, and storing it
Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a couple bacteria to get in you and then they start secreting some toxins you're
Video examples
The nurdles' quest for...
and leading to its eventual death. When one organism consumes another, microplastics and their toxins are then passed up through the food chain. And that's how, bit by bit, nurdles accomplish their goal, growing ever more pervasive as they wipe out marine life and reshape the ocean's ecosystems.
Video examples
The Killer Rat with...
And also duck billed platypus males, they've got the claw when they when they're protecting females from other males. Exactly. Exactly that. So only a handful of species. But our amazing news today is that some scientists have discovered yet another animal which uses toxins to repel potential
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
out of the body. So as you can see, the liver is an extremely efficient industrial site, performing multiple tasks that support each other. But such a complex system needs to be kept running smoothly by keeping it healthy and not overloading it with more toxins than it can handle.
Video examples
A cleanse won't detox...
a much more stable intermediate, before it breaks down into carbon dioxide and water. These are components our body can handle. Now let's look at a popular cleanse -- cayenne, pepper, lemon juice drink, to help your liver flush toxins. You drink it, it gets digested,
Video examples
Risk Takers: Catching...
have toxic secretions. So what we do as pharmacologist is we collect all of these venomous creatures from all over the world, we gather their toxins and we create toxin libraries, and we screen that out of this massive toxin libraries which one is the best match
Video examples
Cell membranes are way...
like using a nano-sponge that saves our cells by soaking up the membrane-damaging toxins. The fluid mosaic is what makes all the functions of life possible. Without a cell membrane, there could be no cells, and without cells, there would be no bacteria,
Video examples
How does your immune...
also known as leukocytes, that originate in our bone marrow. These cells migrate into the bloodstream and the lymphatic system, a network of vessels which helps clear bodily toxins and waste. Our bodies are teeming with
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Charles M. Schwab
American Businessman
We hear much of Bolshevism, much of labor unrest; at times, we hear the word 'revolution.' But these are but contagious diseases in the body of civilization, and I believe that the antitoxins of good cheer, mutual confidence, fairness and justice will ultimately cure these ills and make the world healthy and strong again.
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Stephanie Beatriz
American Actress
Weird stuff, for me, is not that weird. I guess if it were other people, they'd think it was weird. I eat nutritional yeast. And sometimes I take clay shots to help pull toxins out of my body. I eat weird L.A. food, so I guess that's probably weird in other people's eyes.
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Aretha Franklin
American Musician
I go to the healthier foods that are less chemically treated. I am drinking lots of water to get rid of the toxins in my body. It's a natural flushing. Water flushes your system and is also very good for your skin.
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Joan Halifax
American Activist
Most of us are shrinking in the face of psycho-social and physical poisons, of the toxins of our world. But compassion, the generation of compassion, actually mobilizes our immunity.
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Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
Walk up and down the stairs ten times a day. Do an hour's walking. Release toxins just so that you feel happy. Drink a lot of water; sleep on time.
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Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Mercury is a potent toxin that interferes with the human nervous system. Reducing this hazard will be a major public health breakthrough.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
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G. Hannelius
American Actress
I'm really interested in vegan nail polishes, because a lot of nail polishes have a lot of toxins in them.
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Japanese Actor
You release more toxins from the body through a deep exhale than you do from anything else.
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Daniel Mallory Ortberg
American Writer
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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Charles M. Schwab
American Businessman
We hear much of Bolshevism, much of labor unrest; at times, we hear the word 'revolution.' But these are but contagious diseases in the body of civilization, and I believe that the antitoxins of good cheer, mutual confidence, fairness and justice will ultimately cure these ills and make the world healthy and strong again.
Quote examples
Stephanie Beatriz
American Actress
Weird stuff, for me, is not that weird. I guess if it were other people, they'd think it was weird. I eat nutritional yeast. And sometimes I take clay shots to help pull toxins out of my body. I eat weird L.A. food, so I guess that's probably weird in other people's eyes.
Quote examples
Aretha Franklin
American Musician
I go to the healthier foods that are less chemically treated. I am drinking lots of water to get rid of the toxins in my body. It's a natural flushing. Water flushes your system and is also very good for your skin.
Quote examples
Joan Halifax
American Activist
Most of us are shrinking in the face of psycho-social and physical poisons, of the toxins of our world. But compassion, the generation of compassion, actually mobilizes our immunity.
Quote examples
Rakul Preet Singh
Indian Actress
Walk up and down the stairs ten times a day. Do an hour's walking. Release toxins just so that you feel happy. Drink a lot of water; sleep on time.
Quote examples
Frances Beinecke
American Activist
Mercury is a potent toxin that interferes with the human nervous system. Reducing this hazard will be a major public health breakthrough.
Quote examples
Eric Hoffer
American Writer
Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
Quote examples
G. Hannelius
American Actress
I'm really interested in vegan nail polishes, because a lot of nail polishes have a lot of toxins in them.
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Japanese Actor
You release more toxins from the body through a deep exhale than you do from anything else.
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Daniel Mallory Ortberg
American Writer
It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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