As nouns the difference between toroid and toxoid
is that toroid is a surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane while toxoid is a toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response.
toroid
Noun
(
en noun)
(mathematics) A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
A ring-shaped object whose surface is a torus.
Quotations
* 1994', The photon belt, a huge '''torroid ''[sic]'' shaped object composed of photon light particles, was first discovered by your scientists in 1961 near the vicinity of the Pleiades by satellite instrumentation. — ''You are Becoming a Galactic Human , by Virginia Essene and Sheldon Nidel, ISBN 0937147087, pp. 27–28
Related terms
* toroidal
toxoid
English
Noun
(
wikipedia toxoid)
(
en noun)
A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response