ENDOTOXIN


Meaning of ENDOTOXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌen-dō-ˈtäk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1904

: a toxic heat-stable lipopolysaccharide substance present in the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria that is released from the cell upon lysis

• en·do·tox·ic -sik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.