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charybdotoxin

charybdotoxin noun: an oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

Noun

charybdotoxin (plural charybdotoxins)

  1. An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

Forms of charybdotoxin

pluralcharybdotoxins

Origin of charybdotoxin

Blend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

Questions about charybdotoxin

What does charybdotoxin mean?
Charybdotoxin means an oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.
What part of speech is charybdotoxin?
Charybdotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of charybdotoxin?
The plural of charybdotoxin is charybdotoxins.

Words near charybdotoxin in the dictionary

  1. charwomanly
  2. charwomen
  3. chary
  4. Charybdian
  5. Charybdis
  6. charybdotoxin
  7. charybdotoxins
  8. Charyn
  9. chas
  10. Chas.
  11. chasable

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