Antitoxin

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  • noun. An antibody formed in response to and capable of neutralizing a specific toxin of biological origin.
  • noun. An animal or human serum containing antitoxins. It is used in medicine to prevent or treat diseases caused by the action of biological toxins, such as tetanus, botulism, and diphtheria.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A substance which neutralizes the action of a toxin or poisonous ptomaine; specifically, a substance developed in the body of an animal by inoculation with the germs of diphtheria, which enables it to tolerate this poison.
  • noun. A substance which neutralizes the action of a poison.
  • noun. Specifically: The antibody to a toxin of bacterial or related origin which is produced as the result of immunization with the corresponding toxin. Examples are the diphtheria antitoxin and the tetanus antitoxin.
  • noun. In botany, a substance secreted by a plant which protects it against destructive microbes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An antibody that is capable of neutralising specific toxins that are causative agents of disease.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
    • Word Usage
    "The only U.S. producer of botulism antitoxin, which is cultured in horses, was a 21-year-old Army thoroughbred named First Flight, stabled at the University of Minnesota."
    Equivalent
    antitoxine  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    antibody  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    antivenene  antivenin  tetanus antitoxin  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    coxon  oxen  toxin  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anticancer  atropine  bacilli  epinephrine  everythin'  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rh factor  agglutinin  allergen  anaphylactin  antiantibody  
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