"resiniferatoxin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From resinifera + toxin, in reference to the plant Euphorbia resinifera (resin spurge), from which it is extracted. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Euphorbia resinifera|species}} Euphorbia resinifera, {{vern|resin spurge}} resin spurge Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} resiniferatoxin (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A naturally occurring ultrapotent capsaicin analogue (having in its pure form a Scoville heat unit measure of 16,000,000,000) that activates the receptor TRPV1 (aka vanilloid receptor 1 or the capsaicin receptor) in a subpopulation of primary afferent sensory neurons involved in nociception. Wikipedia link: resiniferatoxin Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms (naturally occurring capsaicin analogue): RTX Hypernyms (naturally occurring capsaicin analogue): diterpene, vanilloid
    Sense id: en-resiniferatoxin-en-noun-Tp2u4djP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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