| 释义 |
anatoxinenUK
anatoxin (ˌænəˈtɒksɪn) na bacterial toxin that has been weakened for use in inoculationsa deadly neurotoxin produced by a species of cyanobacteria and found in both marine and freshwater environmentsThesaurus| Noun | 1. | anatoxin - a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; "diphtheria toxoid"toxoidbacterial toxin - any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cellsantigen - any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies) |
TranslationsanatoxinenUK
tox·oid (tok'soyd), A toxin that has been treated (commonly with formaldehyde) so as to destroy its toxic property but retain its antigenicity, that is, its capability of stimulating the production of antitoxin antibodies and thus of producing an active immunity. For specific toxoids, see entries under vaccine Synonym(s): anatoxin [toxin + G. eidos, resemblance] an·a·tox·in (an'ă-toks'in) A weakened bacterial toxin. anatoxin (an″ă-tok′sĭn) [ ana- + toxin] 1. Toxoid.2. A powerful nerve toxin produced by certain blue-green algae.anatoxic (-toks′ĭk), adjectiveanatoxinenUK
Synonyms for anatoxinnoun a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxinSynonymsRelated Words |