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actinotoxin

actinotoxin noun: a toxin derived from extracts of the tentacles of sea anemones.

Noun

actinotoxin (uncountable)

  1. A toxin derived from extracts of the tentacles of sea anemones.

Origin of actinotoxin

From actino- + toxin, from the order name Actiniaria.

Questions about actinotoxin

What does actinotoxin mean?
Actinotoxin means a toxin derived from extracts of the tentacles of sea anemones.
What part of speech is actinotoxin?
Actinotoxin is a noun.

Words near actinotoxin in the dictionary

  1. actinote
  2. actinotes
  3. actinotherapeutic
  4. actinotherapeutics
  5. actinotherapy
  6. actinotoxin
  7. actinotrich
  8. actinotrichia
  9. actinotrichium
  10. actinotrichs
  11. actinotroch

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