- toxigenic
- SYN: toxinogenic.
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toxi·gen·ic .täk-sə-'jen-ik adj producing toxin <\toxigenic bacteria and fungi>* * *
tox·i·gen·ic (tok″sĭ-jenґik) 1. producing or elaborating toxins. 2. derived from or containing toxins.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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