biotoxin
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌtɒk.sɪn/ us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈtɑːk.sɪn/
生物毒素
a poisonous substance that is produced inside a living thing
The batch of mussels was tested and found to have high levels of the marine biotoxin known to cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. 经检测，这批贻贝含有高浓度的海洋生物毒素，这种毒素会导致麻痺性贝类中毒。
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- She and other scientists determined that domoic acid, a biotoxin that can cause disease and death in humans, caused the sea lions' illnesses and deaths.
- In the 1970s they developed a biotoxin derived from the castor-bean plant.
- The edema in the dead birds' lungs might be indicative of exposure to a marine biotoxin.
- The spike had been filled with ricin – a deadly biotoxin – and punched into his thigh as he walked down the street.