haptophore

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noun

The stable, non-poisonous element of a toxin that enables it to bind to an antitoxin and become neutralized.

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Meanings

nounhaptophore (plural haptophores)

plural haptophores

  1. The stable, non-poisonous element of a toxin that enables it to bind to an antitoxin and become neutralized.

Origin

From hapto- + -phore.

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APA

haptophore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptophore

MLA

“haptophore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptophore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haptophore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptophore.

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