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crotoxin

crotoxin noun: a cytotoxic polypeptide complex isolated from the venom of a pit viper Crotalus durissus.

Noun

crotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural crotoxins)

  1. A cytotoxic polypeptide complex isolated from the venom of a pit viper Crotalus durissus

Forms of crotoxin

pluralcrotoxins

Origin of crotoxin

Blend of translingual Crotalus + toxin.

Questions about crotoxin

What does crotoxin mean?
Crotoxin means a cytotoxic polypeptide complex isolated from the venom of a pit viper Crotalus durissus.
What part of speech is crotoxin?
Crotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of crotoxin?
The plural of crotoxin is crotoxins.

Words near crotoxin in the dictionary

  1. crotonylenes
  2. crotonylome
  3. crotonylomes
  4. crotovine
  5. crotovines
  6. crotoxin
  7. crotoxins
  8. Crotteau
  9. Crotteaus
  10. crottel
  11. crottin

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