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hemotoxin

[ hee-muh-tok-sin, hem-uh- ]

noun

  1. a toxin, as cobra venom, that causes a hemolytic reaction.


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Other Words From

  • hemo·toxic adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

The snakes that I used had a hemotoxin, which destroys red blood cells, and that’s why people’s legs and limbs fall off in Central America.”

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