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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
neither are "toxins" ... i.e. things that your body cannot use or metabolize.
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I looked it up again in the
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tox·in (tksn)
n.
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.
Main Entry: tox·in
Pronunciation: 'täk-s&n
Function: noun
: a colloidal proteinaceous poisonous substance that is a specific product of the metabolic activities of a living organism and is usually very unstable, notably toxic when introduced into the tissues, and typically capable of inducing antibody formation
toxin
n : a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species