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ciguatoxins

ciguatoxins is the plural of ciguatoxin.

Meaning of ciguatoxin

Noun

ciguatoxin (plural ciguatoxins)

  1. Any of several closely related toxins, having a complex structure including a row of thirteen connected heterocyclic rings, produced by algae that are eaten by many fish; causes ciguatera poisoning in humans.
    Synonyms:
    ciguateratoxin

Questions about ciguatoxins

What is ciguatoxins the plural of?
Ciguatoxins is the plural of ciguatoxin.

Words near ciguatoxins in the dictionary

  1. ciguateric
  2. ciguatoxic
  3. ciguatoxicity
  4. ciguatoxicosis
  5. ciguatoxin
  6. ciguatoxins
  7. Ciguayo
  8. CIH
  9. Cihak
  10. Cihaks
  11. CIHR

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