单词 | saxitoxin |
释义 | saxitoxin[ sak-si-tok-sin ] / ˌsæk sɪˈtɒk sɪn / nouna powerful neurotoxin, C10H17N7O4, produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide. Origin of saxitoxin1960–65; <New Latin Saxi(domus), a clam genus infected by the dinoflagellates (equivalent to Latin sax(um) stone + -i--i- + domus house) + toxin Words nearby saxitoxinsaxicoline, saxicolous, saxifragaceous, saxifrage, saxifrage family, saxitoxin, Saxo Grammaticus, Saxon, Saxon blue, Saxonism, saxony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for saxitoxinsaxitoxin [ săk′sĭ-tŏk′sĭn ] 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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