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endotoxin
[ en-doh-tok-sin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever.
endotoxin
/ ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn /
noun
- a toxin contained within the protoplasm of an organism, esp a bacterium, and liberated only at death
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Derived Forms
- ˌendoˈtoxic, adjective
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Other Words From
- endo·toxic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of endotoxin1
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Example Sentences
Because the endotoxin wasn’t actually attached to a pathogen, the study subjects’ immune systems eventually settled down.
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Study subjects injected with the endotoxin were given T-shirts to wear over a few hours to capture their body odor.
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