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myotoxin

myotoxin noun: any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom.

Noun

myotoxin (plural myotoxins)

  1. Any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom

Forms of myotoxin

pluralmyotoxins

Origin of myotoxin

From myo- (“muscle”) + toxin.

Questions about myotoxin

What does myotoxin mean?
Myotoxin means any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom.
What part of speech is myotoxin?
Myotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of myotoxin?
The plural of myotoxin is myotoxins.

Words near myotoxin in the dictionary

  1. myotopically
  2. myotopy
  3. myotoxic
  4. myotoxicities
  5. myotoxicity
  6. myotoxin
  7. myotoxins
  8. myotrauma
  9. myotraumatism
  10. myotrophic
  11. myotrophin

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