anatoxin
anatoxin noun: a bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed.
Noun (1)
anatoxin (countable and uncountable, plural anatoxins)
Noun (2)
anatoxin (countable and uncountable, plural anatoxins)
- A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.
- Synonyms:
- very fast death factor, VFDF
anatoxin meaning in Tamil and Kannada
anatoxin in Tamil
- நச்சுத் தன்மை இழந்த நச்சு
anatoxin in Kannada
- ಜೀನಂಜು, ಜೀವಿಷ
Synonyms of anatoxin
Forms of anatoxin
| plural | anatoxins |
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Origin of anatoxin
From ana- + toxin.
From Anabaena flos-aquae (now Dolichospermum flos-aquae), the species from which the neurotoxin was first isolated.
Words formed from anatoxin
Questions about anatoxin
- What does anatoxin mean?
- Anatoxin means a bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed.
- What is anatoxin in Tamil?
- Anatoxin in Tamil is நச்சுத் தன்மை இழந்த நச்சு. See Anatoxin meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anatoxin?
- Anatoxin is a noun.
- What is the plural of anatoxin?
- The plural of anatoxin is anatoxins.
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