different between toxalbumin vs toxophil

English

Etymology

From toxin 'organic poison' (from Middle Latin toxicus 'poisonous', from Latin toxicum 'poison (for arrows)', from Ancient Greek (toxikon), from (toxa) 'arrows', from (toxon) 'bow') + albumin 'protein' (from French albumine, from Latin albumen 'egg white', from albus 'white').The term was first used in about 1890 by the research chemists Ludwig Brieger (1849-1919) and Sigmund Fraenkel (1868-1939).

Noun

toxalbumin (plural toxalbumins)

1. A protein which is toxic (i.e. organic and poisonous)

   Certain plants, viperine snake venom, resin and various bacteria contain toxalbumins

Related terms

• toxaemia
• toxicity
• toxicogenic
• toxicology
• toxicomania
• toxicophobia
• toxicosis
• toxisterol
• toxophil
• toxoplasmosis
• albumenate
• albumenize
• albumenoid
• albuminate
• albuminose

English

Alternative forms

• toxophile

Etymology

toxo- +? -phil.

Adjective

toxophil (comparative more toxophil, superlative most toxophil)

1. (biology) Having an affinity with an organic poison (toxin).
2. (biology) In harmony with a toxin.

Usage notes

• usually said of an organism which produces or otherwise benefits from a poison

Related terms

• toxalbumin
• toxemia
• toxic
• toxicant
• toxicology
• toxicosis

See also

• symbiotic