antitoxic

American  

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

adjective

1. counteracting toxic influences.

2. of or serving as an antitoxin.

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Etymology

Origin of antitoxic

First recorded in 1885–90; anti- + toxic

Example Sentences

Unless an antitoxic serum is administered, death from respiratory paralysis usually follows.

From Time Magazine Archive

She campaigned for ventilation, antitoxic rinses, safeguards of all kinds.

From Time Magazine Archive

So far as bacterial immunity is concerned, the anti-serum exerts its action either on the toxin or on the bacterium itself; that is, its action is either antitoxic or anti-bacterial.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

It has, moreover, been found that the serum of various animals has a certain amount of antitoxic action, and thus the basis for antitoxin production, according to Ehrlich's theory, is afforded.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

In the case of diphtheria the antitoxic power of the serum may reach 800 units per cubic centimetre, or even more.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various