毒どく素そ

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Meanings

Refers to a toxic substance produced by living organisms, such as bacteria, plants, or animals. Also used figuratively for harmful influences.

〈物もの〉に毒どく素そが含ふくまれるfor a toxin to be contained in something
そのキノコには強つよい毒どく素そが含ふくまれている。
That mushroom contains a strong toxin.
毒どく素そを排はい出しゅつするto expel toxins (from the body)
汗あせをかいて毒どく素そを排はい出しゅつすると言いわれている。
It is said that sweating helps expel toxins.
毒どく素そが体たい内ないに蓄ちく積せきするfor toxins to accumulate in the body
偏かたよった食しょく事じで毒どく素そが体たい内ないに蓄ちく積せきすることがある。
An unbalanced diet can cause toxins to accumulate in the body.
毒どく素そを中ちゅう和わするto neutralize a toxin
この薬くすりは蛇へびの毒どく素そを中ちゅう和わする働はたらきがある。
This medicine works to neutralize snake toxin.

毒どくN3
毒 is the broad, everyday word for poison or venom, while 毒素 is the more technical term for a toxin produced by a living organism.
毒どく物ぶつ
毒物 covers poisonous substances generally, including man-made chemicals, whereas 毒素 specifically means a naturally produced biological toxin.

酵こう素そ
毒素 (a toxin) and 酵素 (an enzyme) sound and look similar because both end in 素, but they refer to opposite kinds of biological substances—harmful versus functional.
毒どく性せい
毒素 refers to a specific toxin substance itself, whereas 毒性 refers to the abstract property or degree of toxicity that a substance possesses.

Compound of 毒 (doku, 'poison') and 素 (so, 'element, factor'), literally 'poison element'. The term is a modern coinage for biological toxins.