ANTITOXIC Definition & Meaning

antitoxic

[ an-ti-tok-sik, an-tee- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

counteracting toxic influences.
of or serving as an antitoxin.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of antitoxic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; anti- + toxic

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From which he concluded that the toxic and antitoxic effect of the salts were due to the manner in which its atoms are electrically charged.

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An antitoxic serum has been prepared at the Koch Institute in Berlin.

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According to the nature of the substances injected into the former, its serum may be antitoxic, if it has been immunized against any particular toxin, or antibacterial, if against an organism.

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As a rule it has no action on the corresponding toxin, i.e. is not antitoxic.

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In other words, it is thought to have an "antitoxic" action.

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