TOXOID


Meaning of TOXOID in English

/tok"soyd/

n. a toxin rendered nontoxic by treatment with chemical agents or by physical means and used for administration into the body in order to produce specific immunity by stimulating the production of antibodies.

Also called anatoxin .

[ 1890-95; TOX(IN) + -OID ]

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