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单词 saxitoxin
释义

saxitoxin

[ sak-si-tok-sin ]
/ ˌsæk sɪˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

a powerful neurotoxin, C10H17N7O4, produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide.

Origin of saxitoxin

1960–65; <New Latin Saxi(domus), a clam genus infected by the dinoflagellates (equivalent to Latin sax(um) stone + -i--i- + domus house) + toxin

Words nearby saxitoxin

saxicoline, saxicolous, saxifragaceous, saxifrage, saxifrage family, saxitoxin, Saxo Grammaticus, Saxon, Saxon blue, Saxonism, saxony
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Medical definitions for saxitoxin

saxitoxin
[ săk′sĭ-tŏksĭn ]

n.

A potent neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates that accumulates in shellfish feeding on these organisms and consequently causes food poisoning in humans who eat the shellfish.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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