Assertion: toxin | /r/HasProperty | poison
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text: A toxin, on the other hand, is a poison that is produced naturally or biologically by living things.
text: A toxin, on the other hand, is a poison that is produced naturally or biologically by living things.
text: For the sake of clarity: poison, toxin and venom are terms for any substance that injures the health or destroys life when absorbed into the system: poison is the general word, toxin is a poison produced by an organism (plant, fungus, animal); it is especially used in medicine in reference to disease-causing bacterial secretions, venom is especially used of the poisons secreted by certain animals, usually injected by bite or sting.
text: Toxins are poisons produced by organisms in nature, and venoms are toxins injected by a bite or sting (this is exclusive to animals).
text: All toxins are poisons while all poisons are not toxins.
text: All toxins are poisons.
text: Toxins are poisons produced via some biological function in nature, and venoms are usually defined as biologic toxins that are injected by a bite or sting to cause their effect, while other poisons are generally defined as substances which are absorbed through epithelial linings such as the skin or gut.