toxalbumin

[ tok-sal-byoo-muh n ]
/ ˌtɒk sælˈbyu mən /

noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of toxalbumin

First recorded in 1885–90; tox- + albumin

Words nearby toxalbumin

towson, towy, tox-, tox., toxaemia, toxalbumin, toxaphene, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, toxemic, toxi-

British Dictionary definitions for toxalbumin

toxalbumin
/ (ˌtɒksælˈbjuːmɪn) /

noun

biochem any of a group of toxic albumins that occur in certain plants, such as toadstools, and in snake venom