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pectenotoxin

pectenotoxin noun: any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.

Noun

pectenotoxin (plural pectenotoxins)

  1. Any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

Forms of pectenotoxin

pluralpectenotoxins

Origin of pectenotoxin

Clam genus Pecten + toxin

Questions about pectenotoxin

What does pectenotoxin mean?
Pectenotoxin means any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
What part of speech is pectenotoxin?
Pectenotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of pectenotoxin?
The plural of pectenotoxin is pectenotoxins.

Words near pectenotoxin in the dictionary

  1. pectatlyase
  2. pecten
  3. pecten oculi
  4. pectenacean
  5. pectenolone
  6. pectenotoxin
  7. pectenotoxins
  8. pectenoxanthin
  9. pectens
  10. pectic
  11. pectic acid

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