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Answer for the clue "A bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin ", 8 letters:
anatoxin

Word definitions for anatoxin in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 a bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed; toxoid 2 Any of a group of neurotoxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to the specific disease caused by the toxin; "diphtheria toxoid" [syn: toxoid ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anatoxin or anatoxine may refer to: Toxoid , a bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed Anatoxin-a or similar neurotoxins produced by cyanobacteria

Usage examples of anatoxin.

Then one, a quiet shade of underwater green, given over to Gossypol Extraction and a dome where anatoxin was removed from peanut oil.