antitoxin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *antitoxin*:
NOUN	substance	antitoxin	an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

antitoxin > pronunciation
Sounds	ae.ntiytaa'ksahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *antitoxin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin.
Narrower	antivenin, antivenene	An antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
Narrower	tetanus antitoxin	antitoxin given for short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
Broader	antibody	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
Spanish	antitoxina
Catalan	antitoxina
Adjectives	antitoxic	counteracting a toxin or poison

HyperDic: antitoxin