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tetrodotoxin
[ te-troh-duh-tok-sin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a neurotoxin, C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3 , occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
tetrodotoxin
/ ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn /
noun
- a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha . Formula: C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tetrodotoxin1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tetrodotoxin1
C20: from New Latin Tetrodon (puffer fish genus name, from Greek tetra- fourfold + odont- tooth) + toxin
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