Showing results for antitoxic. Search instead for anti-toxic.

antitoxic

American

[an-ti-tok-sik, an-tee-] / ˌæn tɪˈtɒk sɪk, ˌæn ti- /

adjective

counteracting toxic influences.
of or serving as an antitoxin.

Etymology

Origin of antitoxic

First recorded in 1885–90; anti- + toxic

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

From which he concluded that the toxic and antitoxic effect of the salts were due to the manner in which its atoms are electrically charged.

From Project Gutenberg

An antitoxic serum has been prepared at the Koch Institute in Berlin.

From Project Gutenberg

According to the nature of the substances injected into the former, its serum may be antitoxic, if it has been immunized against any particular toxin, or antibacterial, if against an organism.

From Project Gutenberg

As a rule it has no action on the corresponding toxin, i.e. is not antitoxic.

From Project Gutenberg

In other words, it is thought to have an "antitoxic" action.

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023