ANTITOXIN


Meaning of ANTITOXIN in English

ˌ ̷ ̷tēˈtäksə̇n, -təˈ- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary anti- (I) + toxin

: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific toxin (as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the body and is produced in animals for medical purposes by injection of a toxin or toxoid with the resulting serum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals ; also : a serum containing antitoxins — compare antivenin

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.