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toxalbumin

[ tok-sal-byoo-muhn ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. any poisonous protein occurring in certain bacterial cultures, plants, or snake venoms.

toxalbumin

/ ˌɒæˈːɪ /

noun

  1. biochem any of a group of toxic albumins that occur in certain plants, such as toadstools, and in snake venom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of toxalbumin1

First recorded in 1885–90; tox(o)- + albumin
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Example Sentences

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Phallin is a toxalbumin which destroys the red blood-corpuscles, causing the serum to become red in colour and the urine blood-stained.

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