"saxitoxin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saxitoxins [plural]
Etymology: From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Saxidomus giganteus|species}} Saxidomus giganteus, {{m|en|toxin}} toxin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} saxitoxin (countable and uncountable, plural saxitoxins)
  1. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans Wikipedia link: saxitoxin Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: neosaxitoxin Related terms: anatoxin, microcystin, nodularin Translations (type of neurotoxin): saksitoksiini (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-saxitoxin-en-noun-u9zpfcjY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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