ichthyootoxin
UK/ˌɪkθiˈoʊ.əˌtɑksɪn/US/ˌɪkθiˈəʊ.əˌtɒksɪn/
ichthyootoxin noun: any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.
Noun
ichthyootoxin (plural ichthyootoxins)
- Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.
- Asano and Itoh (1962) have investigated the chemical nature of this ichthyootoxin and found it to be a lipoprotein which they designated as “dinogunellin.”1965, Bruce W. Halstead, Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World: Vertebrates
- Ichthyosarcotoxin may also be found in the roe of fishes, but it is found in other Parts of the fish as well, whereas ichthyootoxin is limited to the roe.1970, United States Dept. of Defense, Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World, page 810
Forms of ichthyootoxin
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Origin of ichthyootoxin
From ichthy- + oo- + toxin.
Questions about ichthyootoxin
- What does ichthyootoxin mean?
- Ichthyootoxin means any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.
- What part of speech is ichthyootoxin?
- Ichthyootoxin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ichthyootoxin?
- Ichthyootoxin is pronounced /ˌɪkθiˈoʊ.əˌtɑksɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ichthyootoxin?
- The plural of ichthyootoxin is ichthyootoxins.
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