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endotoxin

endotoxin noun: any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.

Noun

endotoxin (plural endotoxins)

  1. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.
    • It may resemble the factor 5 in Salmonella, a heat-labile determinant on the endotoxin molecule which, because of its superficial location, blocks the agglutination reaction of the deeper heat-stable O antigens in the same way as do the Vi and K antigens.1966, Karina Dzintars Burda, A Study of Heat-labile Superficial Somatic Antigen of Vibrio Fetus, page 41

endotoxin meaning in Tamil

endotoxin in Tamil

கிருமி இறப்பில் வெளிப்படும் அகநச்சு, அகநச்சு

Forms of endotoxin

pluralendotoxins

Origin of endotoxin

From endo- + toxin.

Words formed from endotoxin

Questions about endotoxin

What does endotoxin mean?
Endotoxin means any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.
What is endotoxin in Tamil?
Endotoxin in Tamil is கிருமி இறப்பில் வெளிப்படும் அகநச்சு, அகநச்சு. See Endotoxin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endotoxin?
Endotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of endotoxin?
The plural of endotoxin is endotoxins.

Words near endotoxin in the dictionary

  1. endotoxicities
  2. endotoxicity
  3. endotoxicology
  4. endotoxicosis
  5. endotoxigenic
  6. endotoxin
  7. endotoxinaemia
  8. endotoxinemia
  9. endotoxinemic
  10. endotoxinic
  11. endotoxins

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