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SAXITOXIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does saxitoxin mean?
• SAXITOXIN (noun)
The noun SAXITOXIN has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: SAXITOXIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("saxitoxin" is a kind of...):
neurolysin; neurotoxin (any toxin that affects neural tissues)
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