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Definitions for Toxoid

[1] a toxin rendered nontoxic by treatment with chemical agents or by physical means and used for administration into the body in order to produce specific immunity by stimulating the production of antibodies.
[2] a toxin that has been treated to reduce its toxicity and is used in immunization to stimulate production of antitoxins

Words related to Toxoid

venom, germ, virus, toxin, contamination, bacteria, infection, adulteration, cancer, contagion, malignancy, bane, blight, miasma, toxicant, corruption, venin

Words nearby Toxoid

toxins, toxipathic, toxiphobia, toxo-, toxocariasis, toxoid, toxophil, toxophilite, toxophore, toxoplasma, toxoplasma gondii

Origin of Toxoid

First recorded in 1890–95; tox(in) + -oid

Synonyms for Toxoid

bacteria, contamination, germ, toxin, venom, virus, Cancer, adulteration, bane, blight, contagion, corruption, infection, malignancy, miasma, toxicant, venin