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Toxoid

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Noun

1. anatoxin, toxoid

a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin

Example Sentences:
'diphtheria toxoid'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Toxoid

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noun
a toxin that has been treated to reduce its toxicity and is used in immunization to stimulate production of antitoxins

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Toxoid

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noun
a toxin that has been treated, as with chemicals or heat, so as to eliminate the toxic qualities while retaining the antigenic properties

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Toxoid

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n.
A substance that has been treated to destroy its toxic properties but retains the capacity to stimulate production of antitoxins, used in immunization.

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