An`ti*tox"in, An`ti*tox"ine (#), n. [Pref. anti- + toxin.]

A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.

 

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