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okadaic acid

okadaic acid noun: a toxin that accumulates in bivalves and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.

Noun

okadaic acid (countable and uncountable, plural okadaic acids)

  1. A toxin that accumulates in bivalves and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.

Forms of okadaic acid

pluralokadaic acids

Origin of okadaic acid

After the marine sponge Halichondria okadai, from which it was first isolated.

Questions about okadaic acid

What does okadaic acid mean?
Okadaic acid means a toxin that accumulates in bivalves and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
What part of speech is okadaic acid?
Okadaic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of okadaic acid?
The plural of okadaic acid is okadaic acids.

Words near okadaic acid in the dictionary

  1. ok-ok
  2. OK.
  3. oka
  4. okada
  5. okadaic
  6. okadaic acid
  7. okadaic acids
  8. okadas
  9. Okahandja
  10. Okaian
  11. Okak

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