saxitoxin
Meanings
noun
- A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
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Etymology
From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.
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