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Meaning of ANTITOXIN

Pronunciation:  `anti'tâksin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
 
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 See Also: antibody, antivenene, antivenin, tetanus antitoxin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`ti*tox"in\, Antitoxine \An`ti*tox"ine\, n. [Pref.
anti- + toxin.]
A substance (sometimes the product of a specific
micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood
or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from
certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects
of pathogenic bacteria.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: An antibody that specifically interacts with and neutralizes a toxin.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: agglutinin, allergen, anaphylactin, antiantibody, antibody, antigen, antiserum, antitoxic serum, antivenin, bang, booster, booster shot, fix, hit, hypodermic, hypodermic injection, incomplete antibody, injection, inoculation, interferon, jet injection, mainlining, narcotic injection, precipitin, Rh factor, serum, shooting up, shot, skin-popping, vaccination, vaccine
 

 

 

 

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