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noun
Any of several pyrogenic bacterial toxins.
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Topics: medicine, sciences, toxicology
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noun
Any toxic agent produced by combustion.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English pyrotoxin From pyro- + toxin.
