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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A toxin (C7H17NO2) obtained from cultures of the bacillus of typhoid fever.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A basic substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta.
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- noun organic chemistry The
toxin C7H17NO2, produced by thetyphoid bacillus .
Etymologies
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From typhoid and toxin.
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