toxoid

[tok-soid]

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noun

a toxin rendered nontoxic by treatment with chemical agents or by physical means and used for administration into the body in order to produce specific immunity by stimulating the production of antibodies.

Origin of toxoid

First recorded in 1890–95; tox(in) + -oid

Also called anatoxin.

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Related Words for toxoid

venom, germ, virus, toxin, contamination, bacteria, infection, adulteration, cancer, contagion, malignancy, bane, blight, miasma, toxicant, corruption, toxoid, venin

Examples from the Web for toxoid

Historical Examples of toxoid

A toxin which has lost its poisonous property, its toxophore group, is spoken of as a toxoid.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology
Charles Bradfield Morrey

British Dictionary definitions for toxoid

toxoid

noun

a toxin that has been treated to reduce its toxicity and is used in immunization to stimulate production of antitoxins

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toxoid in Medicine

toxoid

[tŏk′soid′]

n.

A substance that has been treated to destroy its toxic properties but that retains the capacity to stimulate production of antitoxins, used in immunization.

toxoid in Science

toxoid

[tŏk′soid′]

A substance that is normally toxic but has been treated to destroy its toxic properties without eliminating its capacity to stimulate the production of antitoxins by the immune system.