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brevetoxin

brevetoxin noun: any of a class of complex polycyclic polyethers that cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning.

Noun

brevetoxin (plural brevetoxins)

  1. Any of a class of complex polycyclic polyethers that cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Forms of brevetoxin

pluralbrevetoxins

Origin of brevetoxin

From dinoflagellate species Karenia brevis + toxin.

Words formed from brevetoxin

Questions about brevetoxin

What does brevetoxin mean?
Brevetoxin means any of a class of complex polycyclic polyethers that cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning.
What part of speech is brevetoxin?
Brevetoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of brevetoxin?
The plural of brevetoxin is brevetoxins.

Words near brevetoxin in the dictionary

  1. brevetcies
  2. brevetcy
  3. breveted
  4. breveting
  5. brevetoxicosis
  6. brevetoxin
  7. brevetoxins
  8. brevets
  9. brevetted
  10. brevetting
  11. brevi-

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