Meaning of ANTITOXIN
| Pronunciation: | | `anti'tâksin
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[n] an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin |
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ANTITOXIN is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | antibody, antivenene, antivenin, tetanus antitoxin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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 |
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| | Definition: | | An antibody that specifically interacts with and neutralizes a toxin. |
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| | 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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