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noun
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: exotoxin
Broader terms: toxin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English endotoxin From endo- + toxin.
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