Is an Antitoxin a Vaccine

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What's another word for antitoxins?

Find another word for antitoxin. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for antitoxin, like: vaccine, antiserum, preventive, antibody, counteragent, antidote, antivenin, defensive protein, toxin neutralizer, neutralizing agent and counteractant.

What is an example of an antitoxin?

(Science: protein) a purified antiserum from animals (usually horses) immunised by injections of a toxin or toxoid, administered as a passive immunising agent to neutralise a specific bacterial toxin, for example, botulinus, tetanus or diphtheria.

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