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an·ti·tox·in
\ˌ ̷ ̷tēˈtäksə̇n, -təˈ-\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary anti- (I) + toxin
: an antibody that is capable of neutralizing the specific toxin (as a specific causative agent of disease) that stimulated its production in the body and is produced in animals for medical purposes by injection of a toxin or toxoid with the resulting serum being used to counteract the toxin in other individuals; also : a serum containing antitoxins — compare antivenin |