different between toxicomania vs toxalbumin

English

Etymology

toxico- +? -mania

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?ks?k???me?n??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?ks?ko??me?ni?/
• Rhymes: -e?ni?

Noun

toxicomania (plural toxicomanias)

1. an insane desire for poisonous or intoxicating substances

Translations

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