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scyllatoxin

scyllatoxin noun: an oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

Noun

scyllatoxin (uncountable)

  1. An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

Origin of scyllatoxin

Blend of Scylla + toxin; along with charybdotoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

Questions about scyllatoxin

What does scyllatoxin mean?
Scyllatoxin means an oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.
What part of speech is scyllatoxin?
Scyllatoxin is a noun.

Words near scyllatoxin in the dictionary

  1. scyllaeids
  2. scyllarian
  3. scyllarians
  4. scyllarid
  5. scyllarids
  6. scyllatoxin
  7. scyllite
  8. scyllitol
  9. scylloinositol
  10. scymetar
  11. scymetars

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