单词 | endotoxin |
释义 | endotoxin[ en-doh-tok-sin ] / ˌɛn doʊˈtɒk sɪn / noun Biochemistry.the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever. Compare exotoxin. Origin of endotoxinFirst recorded in 1900–05; endo- + toxin OTHER WORDS FROM endotoxinen·do·tox·ic, adjectiveWords nearby endotoxinendothermic, endothoracic fascia, endothrix, endotoxemia, endotoxicosis, endotoxin, endotracheal, endotracheal anaesthesia, endotracheal intubation, endotracheal tube, endotrachelitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for endotoxinendotoxin / (ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn) / nouna toxin contained within the protoplasm of an organism, esp a bacterium, and liberated only at death Derived forms of endotoxinendotoxic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for endotoxinendotoxin [ ĕn′dō-tŏk′sən ] n.A toxin that forms an integral part of the cell wall of certain bacteria and is only released upon destruction of the bacterial cell. Endotoxins are less potent and less specific than most exotoxins and do not form toxoids.intracellular toxin Other words from endotoxinen′do•tox′ic adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。