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ANTITOXIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("antitoxin" is a kind of...):
antibody (any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antitoxin"):
antivenene; antivenin (an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal)
tetanus antitoxin (antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus)
Derivation:
antitoxic (counteracting a toxin or poison)
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