ENDOTOXIN


Meaning of ENDOTOXIN in English

— endotoxic , adj.

/en'doh tok"sin/ , n. Biochem.

the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever. Cf. exotoxin .

[ 1900-05; ENDO- + TOXIN ]

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