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saxitoxin

saxitoxin noun: a neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans.

Noun

saxitoxin (countable and uncountable, plural saxitoxins)

  1. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans

Forms of saxitoxin

pluralsaxitoxins

Origin of saxitoxin

From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.

Words formed from saxitoxin

Questions about saxitoxin

What does saxitoxin mean?
Saxitoxin means a neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans.
What part of speech is saxitoxin?
Saxitoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of saxitoxin?
The plural of saxitoxin is saxitoxins.

Words near saxitoxin in the dictionary

  1. saxions
  2. Saxis
  3. Saxish
  4. saxist
  5. saxists
  6. saxitoxin
  7. saxitoxins
  8. saxman
  9. Saxmans
  10. saxmen
  11. Saxmundham

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