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endotoxin
endotoxin n. 
/ˌɛndoʊˈtɑks(ə)n/ a toxin contained within a bacterial cell, spec. one that is not released until disintegration of the cell.
Brit. /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪn/
, /ˌɛndə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪn/U.S. /ˌɛndəˈtɑks(ə)n/
, /ˌɛndəˈtɑks(ə)n//ˌɛndoʊˈtɑks(ə)n/ΚΠ
1905 A. C. Abbott Princ. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xxv. 568 We now regard the toxic action of these bacteria to be due to the formation of endotoxins or intracellular toxins.
1907 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 923 The serum injected into the patient has brought about a local disintegration of the gonococci and a liberation of endotoxins.
1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) vi. 67 The toxins of bacteria which do not produce exotoxins are termed endotoxins and are thought to be firmly bound to the bacterial proteins in a non-diffusible form.
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