immunotoxin

[im-yuh-noh-tok-sin, ih-myoo-]

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 has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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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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