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diphtherotoxin

diphtherotoxin noun: an exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Noun

diphtherotoxin (uncountable)

  1. An exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Questions about diphtherotoxin

What does diphtherotoxin mean?
Diphtherotoxin means an exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
What part of speech is diphtherotoxin?
Diphtherotoxin is a noun.

Words near diphtherotoxin in the dictionary

  1. diphtheritis
  2. diphtheroid
  3. diphtheroidal
  4. diphtheroids
  5. diphtheronecrotic
  6. diphtherotoxin
  7. diphthine
  8. diphthong
  9. diphthongal
  10. diphthongality
  11. diphthongally

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