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ciguateratoxin

ciguateratoxin noun: any of several toxins found in some carnivorous fish that have been contaminated by the alga Gambierdiscus toxicus.

Noun

ciguateratoxin (countable and uncountable, plural ciguateratoxins)

  1. Any of several toxins found in some carnivorous fish that have been contaminated by the alga Gambierdiscus toxicus.
    Synonyms:
    ciguatoxin

Synonyms of ciguateratoxin

Forms of ciguateratoxin

pluralciguateratoxins

Origin of ciguateratoxin

From ciguatera + toxin.

Questions about ciguateratoxin

What does ciguateratoxin mean?
Ciguateratoxin means any of several toxins found in some carnivorous fish that have been contaminated by the alga Gambierdiscus toxicus.
What part of speech is ciguateratoxin?
Ciguateratoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of ciguateratoxin?
The plural of ciguateratoxin is ciguateratoxins.

Words near ciguateratoxin in the dictionary

  1. ciglitazone
  2. cigs
  3. Cigu
  4. ciguatera
  5. ciguateras
  6. ciguateratoxin
  7. ciguateratoxins
  8. ciguateric
  9. ciguatoxic
  10. ciguatoxicity
  11. ciguatoxicosis

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