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ANATOXIN
anatoxin, toxoid
(noun) 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; “diphtheria toxoid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
anatoxin (countable and uncountable, plural anatoxins)
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
Synonyms
• (bacterial toxin): toxoid, anatoxine
Etymology 2
Noun
anatoxin (countable and uncountable, plural anatoxins)
A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
Usage notes
• Anatoxins are only one of the half a dozen groups of toxins that cyanobacteria are capable of producing.
Synonyms
• (toxin from cyanobacteria): very fast death factor, VFDF
Hypernyms
• (toxin from cyanobacteria): cyanotoxin
Coordinate terms
• (toxins produced by cyanobacteria): cylindrospermopsin, lyngbyatoxin, microcystin, nodularin, saxitoxin
Source: Wiktionary
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