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endotoxin: Meaning and Definition of
en•do•tox•in
Pronunciation: (en"dō-tok'sin), [key]
— n. Biochem.
- the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever. Cf. exotoxin.
See also:
- endotoxin (Thesaurus)
