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ANTITOXIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("antitoxin" is a kind of...):

antibody (any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antitoxin"):

antivenene; antivenin (an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal)

tetanus antitoxin (antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus)

Derivation:

antitoxic (counteracting a toxin or poison)

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