Meaning Of The Word Endotoxin
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What's The Definition Of Endotoxin?
endotoxin in American English
the polysaccharide that is combined with a lipid and released from the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria, producing toxic effects causing fever, shock, etc. in many animals noun: the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever endotoxin in British English noun: a toxin contained within the protoplasm of an organism, esp a bacterium, and liberated only at death |
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