Definitions For Toxalbumin

Noun

TOXALBUMIN (plural TOXALBUMINs) 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

Etymology

From toxin 'organic poison' (from Middle toxicus 'poisonous', from Latin toxicum 'poison (for arrows)', from (Ancient Greek)  (toxikon), from (toxa) 'arrows', from (toxon) 'bow') + albumin 'protein' (from albumine, from 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).

Is Toxalbumin a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
26

The word Toxalbumin is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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