toksīns

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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 toksīnubotulism bacillus forms highly resistant spores and produces a highly potent toxin
    cīņā pret intoksikāciju ir svarīgi neitralizēt organismā esošos toksīnus un izvadīt tosin the fight against intoxication it is important to neutralize the toxins present in the body and (then) to eliminate them

Declension

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