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bufotoxin

bufotoxin noun: any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.

Noun

bufotoxin (plural bufotoxins)

  1. Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
    • The substance bufotoxin is the chief extract of the toad's venom.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 50

Forms of bufotoxin

pluralbufotoxins

Origin of bufotoxin

Bufo + toxin

Questions about bufotoxin

What does bufotoxin mean?
Bufotoxin means any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
What part of speech is bufotoxin?
Bufotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of bufotoxin?
The plural of bufotoxin is bufotoxins.

Words near bufotoxin in the dictionary

  1. bufotalin
  2. bufotalins
  3. bufotenin
  4. bufotenine
  5. bufothionine
  6. bufotoxin
  7. bufotoxins
  8. bufriedo
  9. bufrolin
  10. bufta
  11. buftas

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