immunotoxin

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noun

Any compound that is toxic to the immune system

OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

nounimmunotoxin (plural immunotoxins)

plural immunotoxins

  1. Any compound that is toxic to the immune system

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  15. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  16. Latintoxicum
  17. Englishtoxin
  18. Englishimmunotoxin

From immuno- + toxin.

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Translations

Italian immunotossina
  • immunotossinaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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