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1 A toxin is a highly toxic protein produced by certain plants, animals or pathogenic bacteria. 2  Examples include snake venom and anthrax. 3  All toxins are toxicants, but only those toxicants produced by living organisms are toxins. 4  Substances that are toxic only to specific types of cells or organs are called cytotoxins.
n. 1. A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins.2.oxin. n. 1. (Pathology) any of various poisonous substances produced by microorganisms that stimulate the production of neutralizing substances (antitoxins) in the body. See also endotoxin, exotoxin. 2. (Biology) any other poisonous substance of plant or animal origin.