im·mu·no·tox·in

[im-yuh-noh-tok-sin, ih-myoo-]
noun Immunology.
a monoclonal antibody linked to a toxin with the intention of destroying a specific target cell while leaving adjacent cells intact.

Origin:
immuno- + toxin

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immunotoxin im·mu·no·tox·in (ĭm'yə-nō-tŏk'sĭn, ĭ-my&oomacr;'-)
n.
A hybrid molecule formed by binding a toxin to a monoclonal antibody, used to destroy tumor cells.

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Immunotoxin is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
High shed antigen inactivates immunotoxin by acting as a decoy receptor, effectively neutralizing its activity.
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