The term was first used by organic chemist Ludwig Brieger (1849â1919). Toxins can be small molecules, peptides, or proteins that are capable of causing disease on contact with or absorption by body tissues interacting with biological macromolecules such as enzymes or cellular receptors.
Definition of conviction. 1 : the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law. 2a : the act of convincing a person of error or of compelling the admission of a truthb : the state of being convinced of error or compelled to admit the truth.
judgment of conviction, sentence, conviction, condemnation - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; the conviction came as no surprise partial verdict - (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others