Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 內毒素.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)do̞ks͈o̞] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)do̞ks͈o̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naedokso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naedogso
McCune–Reischauer?naedokso
Yale Romanization?nāytok.so

Noun

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독소 (naedokso) (hanja 內毒素)

  1. endotoxin
    Antonym: 외독소(外毒素) (oedokso)