Associations to the word «Endotoxin»

Wiktionary

ENDOTOXIN, noun. Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.

Dictionary definition

ENDOTOXIN, noun. A toxin that is confined inside the microorganisms and is released only when the microorganisms are broken down or die.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.