What does "anatoxin" mean?

A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed

What is a synonym for "anatoxin"?

Common synonyms include: toxoid, anatoxine, cylindrospermopsin, microcystin, nodularin, toxoid.

noun

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Noun

1
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed countable, uncountable
2
A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium. countable, uncountable
3
a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin wordnet

Etymology 1

From ana- + toxin.

Etymology 2

From Anabaena flos-aquae (now Dolichospermum flos-aquae), the species from which the neurotoxin was first isolated.

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