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neurotoxin
[ noor-oh-tok-sin, nyoor-, noor-oh-tok-, nyoor- ]
neurotoxin
/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn /
noun
- any of several natural substances that interfere with the electrical activities of nerves, thus preventing them from functioning
Derived Forms
- ˌneuroˈtoxic, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of neurotoxin1
Example Sentences
Massive doses of pesticides, including banned neurotoxins, and antibiotics are deployed against the parasites and pathogens.
His results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1979, transformed scientists’ view of lead as one of humanity’s most potent neurotoxins and helped win him a nomination for a Nobel prize.
Somfai highlighted this leap forward in efficiency using the neurotoxin strychnine.
Alternatively, neurotoxins could once have been more common among rattlesnake species, only to be lost through evolution.
By then, people had been exposed not only to high amounts of lead, a neurotoxin that is especially damaging to children, but a series of bacterial outbreaks.
Some difficulty in breathing can occur, especially if large amounts of neurotoxin are present in the venom.
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