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conotoxin

conotoxin noun: a neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.

Noun

conotoxin (plural conotoxins)

  1. A neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.

Forms of conotoxin

pluralconotoxins

Origin of conotoxin

From cone + toxin.

Questions about conotoxin

What does conotoxin mean?
Conotoxin means a neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.
What part of speech is conotoxin?
Conotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of conotoxin?
The plural of conotoxin is conotoxins.

Words near conotoxin in the dictionary

  1. conoscenti
  2. conoscopic
  3. conoscopy
  4. conoseptal
  5. conospherical
  6. conotoxin
  7. conotoxine
  8. conotoxines
  9. conotoxins
  10. conotruncal
  11. conotrunci

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