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toxin antitoxin

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tox⋅in-an⋅ti⋅tox⋅in

[tok-sin-an-ti-tok-sin, -an-tee-, -an-ti-tok-sin, -an-tee-]
–noun Immunology.
a mixture of toxin and antitoxin, formerly used to induce active immunity against certain diseases, esp. diphtheria.

Origin:
1900–05
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Main Entry: toxin–antitoxin
Function: noun
: a mixture of toxin and antitoxin used especially formerly in immunizing against a disease (as diphtheria) for whichthey are specific
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toxin-antitoxin n.
A mixture of a toxin and its antitoxin with a slight excess of toxin, formerly used as a vaccine.

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