ANTITOXIN


Meaning of ANTITOXIN in English

/an'ti tok"sin, an'tee-/ , n.

1. a substance, formed in the body, that counteracts a specific toxin.

2. the antibody formed in immunization with a given toxin, used in treating certain infectious diseases or in immunizing against them.

[ 1890-95; ANTI- + TOXIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .