tetrodotoxin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A neurotoxin, originally discovered in Tetraodontiformes, and found in pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, etc.

Word forms

tetrodotoxin tetrodotoxins

Etymology

From German Tetrodotoxin, corresponding to Tetrodon (tetr- + --odon) + toxin.

Synonyms

TTX

Derived words

TTX
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