毒素|どくそdokuso[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nountoxin; poisonous substance

• Synonym毒どくNeutralNeutral. A general word for poison, also used figuratively for harmful things or malice as in 「毒舌」; 「毒素」 covers only toxic substances produced inside living organisms.
• Related毒薬どくやくNeutralNeutral. A highly toxic drug, such as poison used to poison someone; 「毒素」 refers to poison produced by bacteria or the body itself.
• Antonym解毒剤げどくざいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A drug that neutralizes poison in the body; it stands opposite to 「毒素」, which denotes the toxic substance itself.

Say 「毒素」 for toxic substances produced by bacteria or within the body, as in 「毒素を排出する」; use 「毒」 for poison in general, 「毒薬」 for poison as a drug, and 「解毒剤」 for an antidote.

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1. 体内たいないで生成せいせいされる有毒ゆうどくな物質ぶっしつ。