- endotoxic
- adjective see endotoxin
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
endotoxic
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endotoxic — See endotoxin. * * * … Universalium
endotoxic — adjective Of, related to, or caused by an endotoxin. See Also: exotoxic … Wiktionary
endotoxic — Denoting an endotoxin. * * * en·do·tox·ic (enґdo tok″sik) 1. pertaining to endotoxin. 2. possessing endotoxin … Medical dictionary
endotoxic — en·do·toxic … English syllables
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