ENDOTOXIN

endotoxin

(noun) a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

endotoxin (plural endotoxins)

Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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