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Toxic vs Prophalloin - What's the difference?

toxic | prophalloin |

As an adjective toxic

is having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

As a noun prophalloin is

a toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

toxic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

    • Synonyms

    * poisonous * venomous

    Related terms

    * cytotoxic * toxicity * toxic shock * toxin

    References

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    prophalloin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom Amanita phalloides

    • Related terms

    *phallotoxin