antitoxic

[ an-ti-tok-sik, an-tee- ]

/ ˌæn tɪˈtɒk sɪk, ˌæn ti- /

counteracting toxic influences.

of or serving as an antitoxin.

Origin of antitoxic

First recorded in 1885–90; anti- + toxic

The immunity produced by injections of antitoxic sera lasts only for a comparatively short time, seldom longer than a few weeks.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
In other words, it is thought to have an "antitoxic" action.

Vitality Supreme |Bernarr Macfadden
The term "antitoxic" signifies that serum has the power of Antitoxic serum.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 |Various
Thus antimicrobian immunity and antitoxic immunity constitute in most cases two distinct properties.

Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 |Olga Metchnikoff

Hence the immunity may be antibacterial or antitoxic or both.

The Fundamentals of Bacteriology |Charles Bradfield Morrey

antitoxic

[ ăn′tē-tŏk′sĭk ]

Neutralizing the action of a toxin or poison.

Of, relating to, or containing an antitoxin.