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Definition of: haptophore
(hap′tə·fôr, -fōr) noun Biochem.
The thermostable portion of a toxin molecule which combines with an antitoxin cell to neutralize the toxic thermolabile portion. [<Gk. haptein touch + -PHORE]
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