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ectotoxin

ectotoxin is the alternative form of exotoxin.

Meaning of exotoxin

Noun

exotoxin (plural exotoxins)

  1. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment.

Forms of ectotoxin

pluralectotoxins

Questions about ectotoxin

What is ectotoxin the alternative form of?
Ectotoxin is the alternative form of exotoxin.

Words near ectotoxin in the dictionary

  1. ectothermically
  2. ectotherms
  3. ectothermy
  4. ectothrices
  5. ectothrix
  6. ectotoxin
  7. ectotoxins
  8. ectotroph
  9. ectotrophic
  10. ectotrophically
  11. ectotrophs

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