toxoid

tox·oid

noun \ˈtäk-ˌsȯid\

Definition of TOXOID

: a toxin of a pathogenic organism treated so as to destroy its toxicity but leave it capable of inducing the formation of antibodies on injection

Origin of TOXOID

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1894

Rhymes with TOXOID

android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid