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en•do•tox•in
Pronunciation: (en"dō-tok'sin), [key]—
n. Biochem.
the toxic protoplasm liberated when a microorganism dies and disintegrates, as in
Eberthella typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever. Cf.
exotoxin.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.