[ RadSafe ] Re: Toxin

[James Salsman]

So, is a uranyl peptide a toxin?

Is carbon a toxin?

Sincerely,
James Salsman

JGinniver at aol.com wrote:

> James, you might want to look in a dictionary or two, I've provided a 
> few links and quotes to get you started. 
>  
> www.dictionary.com <http://www.dictionary.com> defines toxin as -
> A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living 
> cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced 
> into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing 
> antibodies or antitoxins.
>  
>  
> Miriam Webster (www.m-w.com <http://www.m-w.com>) defines toxin as -
> a poisonous substance that is a specific product of the metabolic 
> activities of a *living organism* and is usually very unstable, notably 
> toxic <http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=toxic> 
> when introduced into the tissues, and typically capable of inducing 
> antibody formation
>  
> www.yourdictionary.com <http://www.yourdictionary.com> defines toxin as -
>     A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by*
>     living cells or organisms* and is capable of causing disease when
>     introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of
>     inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins. 
>  
>  
> www.encarta.msn.com <http://www.encarta.msn.com> defines toxin as-
> *poison from living organism: *a poison produced by a *living organism*
>  
> www.askoxford.com <http://www.askoxford.com> defines toxin as -
> *noun* a poison produced by a *micro-organism or other organism* and 
> acting as an antigen in the body.
>  
> www.wordsmyth.com <http://www.wordsmyth.com> defines toxin as -
> any of a group of poisonous substances *secreted by microorganisms*
>  
> www.bartlyby.com <http://www.bartlyby.com> (american heritage 
> dictionary) defines toxin as -
> A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by l*iving 
> cells or organisms* and is capable of causing disease when introduced 
> into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing 
> antibodies or antitoxins.
>  
> 
>  
> My personal favourite as it came out a real book on my desk is Chambers 
> Science and Technology Dictionary, which defines Toxin as
> A poisonous substance of *biological origin*.