외독소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外毒素.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)do̞ks͈o̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)do̞ks͈o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)독쏘/외(ː)독쏘]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oedokso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oedogso
McCune–Reischauer?	oedokso
Yale Romanization?	ōytok.so

Noun

외독소 • (oedokso) (hanja 外毒素)

1. exotoxin

   Antonym: 내독소(內毒素) (naedokso)