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verotoxin

verotoxin noun: any of various toxins produced by some strains of Escherichia coli that are similar to those produced by Shigella.

Noun

verotoxin (plural verotoxins)

  1. Any of various toxins produced by some strains of Escherichia coli that are similar to those produced by Shigella.

Forms of verotoxin

pluralverotoxins

Origin of verotoxin

From Vero cell + toxin. Vero is in turn from Esperanto verda "green" + reno "kidney," as the Vero cell line is derived from kidney cells of the African green monkey.

Words formed from verotoxin

Questions about verotoxin

What does verotoxin mean?
Verotoxin means any of various toxins produced by some strains of Escherichia coli that are similar to those produced by Shigella.
What part of speech is verotoxin?
Verotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of verotoxin?
The plural of verotoxin is verotoxins.

Words near verotoxin in the dictionary

  1. veronicastroside
  2. veronicellid
  3. veronicellids
  4. Verons
  5. verotoxigenic
  6. verotoxin
  7. verotoxinogenic
  8. verotoxins
  9. Verove
  10. verplanckite
  11. verprolin

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