endotoxin en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Undeterminedder.? 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.
Meanings
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Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.
It may resemble the factor 5 in Salmonella, a heat-labile determinant on the endotoxin molecule which, because of its superficial location, blocks the agglutination reaction of the deeper heat-stable O antigens in the same way as do the Vi and K antigens.
1966, Karina Dzintars Burda, A Study of Heat-labile Superficial Somatic Antigen of Vibrio Fetus, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| endotoxins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
el ενδοτοξίνη (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · pt endotoxina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · fr endotoxine (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · ru эндотокси́н (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · es endotoxina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · hu endotoxin (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · cs endotoxin (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · is inneitur (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · it endotossina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · ca endotoxina (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · fi endotoksiini (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · ro endotoxină (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · fi hajautumismyrkky (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies) · pl endotoksyna (any toxin secreted by a microorganism that is released into surrounding environment only when it dies)