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neurotoxins

neurotoxins is the plural of neurotoxin.

Meaning of neurotoxin

Noun

neurotoxin (plural neurotoxins)

  1. A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
    • There were stretches of days when the lakes were closed because of the algae. It sometimes secreted neurotoxins that could be fatal.2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 31
    Synonyms:
    neurolysin

Questions about neurotoxins

What is neurotoxins the plural of?
Neurotoxins is the plural of neurotoxin.

Words near neurotoxins in the dictionary

  1. neurotoxicologists
  2. neurotoxicology
  3. neurotoxicosis
  4. neurotoxigenic
  5. neurotoxin
  6. neurotoxins
  7. neurotoxocariasis
  8. neurotoxocarosis
  9. neurotoxoplasmosis
  10. neurotracer
  11. neurotracers

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