NEUROLYSIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neurolysin mean? 

• NEUROLYSIN (noun)
  The noun NEUROLYSIN has 1 sense:

1. any toxin that affects neural tissues

  Familiarity information: NEUROLYSIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROLYSIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any toxin that affects neural tissues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

neurolysin; neurotoxin

Hypernyms ("neurolysin" is a kind of...):

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neurolysin"):

botulinum toxin (any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis)

domoic acid (a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae)

saxitoxin (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)

kokoi venom (a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog)

tetrodotoxin (a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish)