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mydatoxin

mydatoxin noun: a poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, originally obtained from decaying horseflesh and similar in action to curare.

Noun

mydatoxin (usually uncountable, plural mydatoxins)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, originally obtained from decaying horseflesh and similar in action to curare.

Forms of mydatoxin

pluralmydatoxins

Origin of mydatoxin

From Ancient Greek μυδάω (mudáō, “be wet”) + toxin.

Questions about mydatoxin

What does mydatoxin mean?
Mydatoxin means a poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, originally obtained from decaying horseflesh and similar in action to curare.
What part of speech is mydatoxin?
Mydatoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of mydatoxin?
The plural of mydatoxin is mydatoxins.

Words near mydatoxin in the dictionary

  1. mydan
  2. mydans
  3. Mydanses
  4. Mydas flies
  5. Mydas fly
  6. mydatoxin
  7. mydatoxins
  8. mydaus
  9. myddest
  10. myddle
  11. myddles

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