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ENDOTOXIN

• ENDOTOXIN (noun)
The noun ENDOTOXIN has 1 sense:

1. a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die

Familiarity information: ENDOTOXIN used as a noun is very rare.

• ENDOTOXIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("endotoxin" is a kind of...):

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Antonym:

exotoxin (a toxin that is secreted by microorganisms into the surrounding medium)

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