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excitotoxin

excitotoxin noun: any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity.

Noun

excitotoxin (plural excitotoxins)

  1. Any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity.

Forms of excitotoxin

pluralexcitotoxins

Origin of excitotoxin

From excito- + toxin.

Questions about excitotoxin

What does excitotoxin mean?
Excitotoxin means any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity.
What part of speech is excitotoxin?
Excitotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of excitotoxin?
The plural of excitotoxin is excitotoxins.

Words near excitotoxin in the dictionary

  1. excitosome
  2. excitosomes
  3. excitotoxic
  4. excitotoxically
  5. excitotoxicity
  6. excitotoxin
  7. excitotoxins
  8. excitotoxity
  9. excitron
  10. excitrons
  11. excize

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