toksīns

From toksisks; clearly not formed in Latvian, but borrowed as such from some other European language.

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toksīns m (1st declension)

1. toxin (toxic substance produced by pathogenic bacteria, or certain plants, animals)

   botulisma nūjiņas veido ļoti izturīgas sporas un producē stipras iedarbības toksīnu ― botulism bacillus forms highly resistant spores and produces a highly potent toxin

   cīņā pret intoksikāciju ir svarīgi neitralizēt organismā esošos toksīnus un izvadīt tos ― in the fight against intoxication it is important to neutralize the toxins present in the body and (then) to eliminate them

• toksisks
• intoksikācija