Meanings
anatoxin1
anatoxin2
plural anatoxins
- countableuncountableA powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
Synonyms: very fast death factor, VFDF
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
nounA powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
anatoxin · noun
From Anabaena flos-aquae (now Dolichospermum flos-aquae), the species from which the neurotoxin was first isolated.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 變性毒素 /变性毒素
- 變性毒素 /变性毒素 (biànxìng dúsù)neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria
Finnish anatoksiini
- anatoksiinineurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria
French anatoxine, anatoxine
- anatoxinetoxoid
- anatoxineneurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria
German Anatoxin
- Anatoxintoxoid
Hungarian anatoxin
- anatoxintoxoid
Italian anatoxina, anatoxina
- anatoxinatoxoid
- anatoxinaneurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria
Polish anatoksyna
- anatoksynatoxoid
Portuguese toxoide, anatoxina
- toxoidetoxoid
- anatoxinatoxoid
- anatoxinaneurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria
Russian анатокси́н, анатокси́н
- анатокси́н (anatoksín)toxoid
- анатокси́н (anatoksín)neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria
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anatoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatoxin
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