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toxoid


tox·oid

noun \ˈtäk-ˌsid\

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 <diphtheria toxoid>—called also anatoxin