antitoxic

[ an-ti-tok-sik, an-tee- ]

adjective

1. counteracting toxic influences.
2. of or serving as an antitoxin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antitoxic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; anti- + toxic

Example Sentences

Thus antimicrobian immunity and antitoxic immunity constitute in most cases two distinct properties.

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In order to confer antitoxic immunity recourse must be had to vaccination by soluble poisons and toxins.

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As to antitoxic immunity, it is very probably due to the intracellular digestion of toxins by the different macrophages.

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The term "antitoxic" signifies that serum has the power of Antitoxic serum.

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The immunity produced by injections of antitoxic sera lasts only for a comparatively short time, seldom longer than a few weeks.

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