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haptophore

haptophore noun: the stable, non-poisonous element of a toxin that enables it to bind to an antitoxin and become neutralized.

Noun

haptophore (plural haptophores)

  1. The stable, non-poisonous element of a toxin that enables it to bind to an antitoxin and become neutralized.

Forms of haptophore

pluralhaptophores

Origin of haptophore

From hapto- + -phore.

Questions about haptophore

What does haptophore mean?
Haptophore means the stable, non-poisonous element of a toxin that enables it to bind to an antitoxin and become neutralized.
What part of speech is haptophore?
Haptophore is a noun.
What is the plural of haptophore?
The plural of haptophore is haptophores.

Words near haptophore in the dictionary

  1. haptonasty
  2. haptonema
  3. haptonemas
  4. haptonemata
  5. haptonomy
  6. haptophore
  7. haptophores
  8. haptophycean
  9. haptophyceans
  10. haptophyta
  11. haptophyte

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