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

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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