antitoxin
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1. an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | antibody, |
| definition | : | any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | antivenene, antivenin, |
| definition | : | an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tetanus antitoxin, |
| definition | : | antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | antitoxic, |
| definition | : | counteracting a toxin or poison (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | antitoxic, |
| definition | : | counteracting a toxin or poison (adj.all) |
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