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gonyautoxin

gonyautoxin noun: any of a family of paralytic shellfish poisons used in the treatment of anal fissures.

Noun

gonyautoxin (plural gonyautoxins)

  1. Any of a family of paralytic shellfish poisons used in the treatment of anal fissures

Forms of gonyautoxin

pluralgonyautoxins

Origin of gonyautoxin

Blend of taxonomic name Gonyaulax + toxin, Gonyaulax being the genus name of dinoflagellate plankton.

Questions about gonyautoxin

What does gonyautoxin mean?
Gonyautoxin means any of a family of paralytic shellfish poisons used in the treatment of anal fissures.
What part of speech is gonyautoxin?
Gonyautoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of gonyautoxin?
The plural of gonyautoxin is gonyautoxins.

Words near gonyautoxin in the dictionary

  1. gony-
  2. gonyalgia
  3. gonyaulacacean
  4. gonyaulacaceans
  5. gonyaulax
  6. gonyautoxin
  7. gonyautoxins
  8. gonycampsis
  9. gonycrotesis
  10. gonydeal
  11. gonydial

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