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spasmotoxin

spasmotoxin noun: an alkaloid, found in cultures of the tetanus bacillus, that induces violent convulsions.

Noun

spasmotoxin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) An alkaloid, found in cultures of the tetanus bacillus, that induces violent convulsions.

Questions about spasmotoxin

What does spasmotoxin mean?
Spasmotoxin means an alkaloid, found in cultures of the tetanus bacillus, that induces violent convulsions.
What part of speech is spasmotoxin?
Spasmotoxin is a noun.

Words near spasmotoxin in the dictionary

  1. spasmophiles
  2. spasmophilia
  3. spasmophilic
  4. spasmophily
  5. spasmotin
  6. spasmotoxin
  7. spasmous
  8. spasms
  9. spasmus nutans
  10. spastic
  11. spastic abasia

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