Medical Dictionary
toxophore
noun toxo·phore \ˈtäk-sə-ˌfȯ(ə)r\
Medical Definition of TOXOPHORE
: a chemical group that produces the toxic effect in a toxin molecule
—toxo·phor·ic \ˌtäk-sə-ˈfȯr-ik\ or tox·oph·o·rous \täk-ˈsäf-ə-rəs\ adjective
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