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aetokthonotoxin

aetokthonotoxin noun: a bromated toxin produced by cyanobacteria, Aetokthonos hydrillicola, that kills birds through AVM (“avian vacuolar myelinopathy”).

Noun

aetokthonotoxin (plural aetokthonotoxins)

  1. A bromated toxin produced by cyanobacteria, Aetokthonos hydrillicola, that kills birds through AVM (“avian vacuolar myelinopathy”).

Forms of aetokthonotoxin

pluralaetokthonotoxins

Origin of aetokthonotoxin

From taxonomic name Aetokthonos + toxin.

Words formed from aetokthonotoxin

Questions about aetokthonotoxin

What does aetokthonotoxin mean?
Aetokthonotoxin means a bromated toxin produced by cyanobacteria, Aetokthonos hydrillicola, that kills birds through AVM (“avian vacuolar myelinopathy”).
What part of speech is aetokthonotoxin?
Aetokthonotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of aetokthonotoxin?
The plural of aetokthonotoxin is aetokthonotoxins.

Words near aetokthonotoxin in the dictionary

  1. aetites
  2. Aetius
  3. Aetna
  4. Aetnean
  5. Aetneans
  6. aetokthonotoxin
  7. aetokthonotoxins
  8. Aetolia
  9. Aetolia-Acarnania
  10. Aetolian
  11. Aetolians

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