According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
TOXIN
toxin
(noun) a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
toxin (plural toxins)
A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms.
Usage notes
Toxin is often incorrectly used to describe various toxic substances in a body that need to be removed. The correct term to use in this case is toxicant.
Source: Wiktionary
Tox"in, Tox"ine, n. Etym: [Gr.Toxic. ]
Definition: A poisonous product formed by pathogenic bacteria, as a toxic proteid or poisonous ptomaine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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