| 单词 | batrachotoxin |
| 释义 | batrachotoxin in American English (ˈbætrəkoʊˌtɑksɪn; bəˈtrækoʊˌtɑksɪn) noun a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known batrachotoxin in American English (bəˌtrækəˈtɑksɪn, ˌbætrəkou-) noun Pharmacology a venom, C31H42N2O6, obtained from skin secretions of Colombian frogs of the genus Pyllobates and used experimentally in neurology Word origin [1960–65; ‹ Gk bátrach(os) frog + -o- + toxin]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, buyback, go-go, parvovirus, zip code-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer)Examples of 'batrachotoxin' in a sentence |
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