saxitoxin meaning

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saxitoxin (noun): a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans.

Definition of saxitoxin

  1. a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans

    Type of: neurotoxin

Scrabble score: 23 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in IN · 9-letter words

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