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PRONUNCIATION OF ENDOTOXIN

endotoxin  [ˌɛndəʊˈtɒksɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENDOTOXIN

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Endotoxin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ENDOTOXIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

endotoxin

Lipopolysaccharide

Lipopolysaccharides, also known as lipoglycans and endotoxin, are large molecules consisting of a lipid and a polysaccharide composed of O-antigen, outer core and inner core joined by a covalent bond; they are found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, and elicit strong immune responses in animals. The term lipooligosaccharide is used to refer to a low molecular weight form of bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

Definition of endotoxin in the English dictionary

The definition of endotoxin in the dictionary is a toxin contained within the protoplasm of an organism, esp a bacterium, and liberated only at death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENDOTOXIN


aflatoxin
ˌæfləˈtɒksɪn
anatoxin
ˌænəˈtɒksɪn
andromedotoxin
ænˌdrɒmɪdəʊˈtɒksɪn
antitoxin
ˌæntɪˈtɒksɪn
bacteriotoxin
bækˌtɪərɪəʊˈtɒksɪn
ciguatoxin
ˌsɪɡwəˈtɒksɪn
cytotoxin
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪn
digitoxin
ˌdɪdʒɪˈtɒksɪn
enterotoxin
ˌentərəʊˈtɒksɪn
exotoxin
ˌɛksəʊˈtɒksɪn
hemotoxin
ˌheməʊˈtɒksɪn
mycotoxin
ˌmaɪkəˈtɒksɪn
neurotoxin
ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn
phytotoxin
ˌfaɪtəˈtɒksɪn
picrotoxin
ˌpɪkrəˈtɒksɪn
saxitoxin
ˌsæksɪˈtɒksɪn
tetrodotoxin
ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn
tocsin
ˈtɒksɪn
toxin
ˈtɒksɪn
zootoxin
ˌzəʊəˈtɒksɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENDOTOXIN

endothecia
endothecial
endothecium
endothelia
endothelial
endothelioid
endothelioma
endotheliomata
endothelium
endotherm
endothermal
endothermic
endothermically
endothermism
endothermy
endotoxic
endotracheal
endotracheal anaesthesia
endotrophic
endotrophic mycorrhiza

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENDOTOXIN

alexin
antiauxin
auxin
biotoxin
botulinum toxin
cephalexin
digoxin
dioxin
ferredoxin
heteroauxin
phytoalexin
polymyxin
pyridoxin
relaxin
thyroxin
toxin-antitoxin

Synonyms and antonyms of endotoxin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «endotoxin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENDOTOXIN

Find out the translation of endotoxin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of endotoxin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «endotoxin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

内毒素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

endotoxina
570 millions of speakers

English

endotoxin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

endotoxin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذيفان الداخلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эндотоксина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

endotoxina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

endotoxin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

endotoxine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Endotoksin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Endotoxin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エンドトキシン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Endotoxin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nội độc tố
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அகநச்சின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एन्डोटॉक्सिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

endotoksin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

endotossina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

endotoksyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ендотоксину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

endotoxina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδοτοξίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

endotoksien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

endotoxin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

endotoksiner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of endotoxin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENDOTOXIN»

The term «endotoxin» is regularly used and occupies the 67.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENDOTOXIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «endotoxin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «endotoxin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about endotoxin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENDOTOXIN»

Discover the use of endotoxin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to endotoxin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Endotoxin in Health and Disease
Offering a basis for further research into the interactions of hosts and pathogens, this work gathers up-to-date findings, and details basic structures, functions and immunology.
Helmut Brade, 1999
2
Endotoxins: Pyrogens, LAL Testing and Depyrogenation
Completely revised and expanded, this Third Edition contains the knowledge necessary to apply endotoxin testing in the increasingly complex pharmaceutical environment, featuring sections detailing the latest information regarding clinical ...
Kevin L. Williams, 2007
3
Bacterial endotoxins: lipopolysaccharides from genes to ...
This book will appeal to laboratory and clinical medical microbiologists, immunologists studying bacterial endotoxins, and internal medicine specialists who are treating inflammatory disease.
International Endotoxin Society. Congress, Jack Levin, 1995
4
Practical Aspects of Hyaluronan Based Medical Products
"In case of dispute, the final decision is based on the gel-clot techniques," according to USP <85>. Endotoxin limit is determined by the type of tissue with which the "device" is in contact. USP has set the endotoxin limit of medical devices to no ...
J.W. Kuo, 2005
5
Clinical Environmental Health and Toxic Exposures
Excessive quantities of human-source bacteria, such as Bacillus siibtilis, indicate overcrowding or poor, ineffective ventilation. The presence of pathogens, such as actinomycetes, L. pneumophiln, or Pseiidonwnns, or of an endotoxin indicates ...
John Burke Sullivan, Gary R. Krieger, 2001
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Validation of Pharmaceutical Processes, Third Edition
Th studies demonstrated the inactivation curves for purified endotoxin could be made linear and that inactivation for adry heat process can be predicted given the product heatingcurve. The isothermal kinetic changeswer expressed by the ...
James P. Agalloco, Frederick J. Carleton, 2007
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Endotoxin and Sepsis: Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis, ...
Featuring contributions by researchers and clinicians from around the world, this book presents papers covering a broad spectrum of specialized topics in the bacteriology, biochemistry, molecular and cellular interactions, pathophysiology, ...
Jack Levin, 1998
8
Endotoxin and the Lungs
Therefore, discovering how endotoxin activates cells in biological systems has been of major interest. Developing effective strategies to inhibit the interaction of endotoxin with target cells should be important in modifying early inflammatory ...
Kenneth Brigham, 1994
9
Endotoxemia and Endotoxin Shock
associations provide strong evidence that endotoxin is an important mediator of the high morbidity and mortality of septic shock. Plasma Levels of LPS and LPS- Binding Protein Plasma levels of LPS and LPS-binding protein (LBP) represent an ...
C. Ronco, P. Piccinni, M.H. Rosner, 2010
10
Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Awareness that endotoxin in cotton dust may cause respiratory symptoms came during the discovery of mill fever in mattress makers. Endotoxin produces symptoms of chest tightness after a break in exposure and tolerance as days pass ...
William N. Rom, Steven B. Markowitz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENDOTOXIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term endotoxin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beast of bio-burden: Charles River to buy bacterial test firm Celsis
Charles River is set to buy QC company Celsis in a $212m deal to expand its Endotoxin and Microbial Detection business. «OutSourcing-Pharma.com, Jul 15»
2
Transcriptome sequencing of microglial cells stimulated with TLR3 …
TLR3 and TLR4 recognize viral dsRNA Poly (I:C) and bacterial endotoxin LPS, respectively. Importantly, these receptors differ in their ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Don't Poison Iconic Lake Superior for Bacon
Pig farms contribute to air pollution: Hydrogen sulfide and endotoxin come from pig farms and pollute our air, says National Geographic. 5. «Care2.com, Jul 15»
4
Chronic kidney disease Serious adverse effects associated with IV …
“Among animals receiving endotoxin, iron increases inflammation and mortality. Pilot studies have also suggested that patients with CKD ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Shedding metabo‘light'on the search for sepsis biomarkers
... issue of Critical Care on comparing metabolomics data from different studies to assess whether responses elicited by endotoxin recapitulate, ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
6
Granzyme B mediated function of Parvovirus B19-specific CD4 + T …
In-house prepared and heat inactivated Candida albicans was used as a second control antigen. Endotoxin content in the antigen preparations ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
7
High Airborne Endotoxin Levels in Inner-city Classrooms Found To …
The study entitled “School endotoxin exposure and asthma morbidity in inner-city children” was published this June in Chest. Asthma is a ... «Lung Disease News, Jul 15»
8
Study finds Ohio full of allergens
... studies, noting, “…allergic diseases and asthma are more likely to occur when the incidence and levels of endotoxin in the home are low. «Times Bulletin, Jul 15»
9
Classroom airborne endotoxin levels lead to increased asthma …
Inner-city children with asthma are at risk for experiencing more asthma symptoms because of being exposed to high airborne endotoxin levels ... «Healio, Jun 15»
10
Preclinical studies of inflammation with multimodal in vivo optical …
The bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to induce inflammation in the hind flank and the infiltration of the fluorescently ... «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Endotoxin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/endotoxin>. May 2024 ».
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