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tetrodotoxin

te·tro·do·tox·in
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [te-troh-duh-tok-sin]
    • /tɛˌtroʊ dəˈtɒk sɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [te-troh-duh-tok-sin]
    • /tɛˌtroʊ dəˈtɒk sɪn/

Definitions of tetrodotoxin word

  • noun tetrodotoxin 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. 1
  • noun tetrodotoxin a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha. Formula: C11H17N3O3 0
  • noun tetrodotoxin an extremely poisonous neurotoxin, C11H17N3O8, found in the puffer fishes and a genus (Taricha) of newts, that blocks the conduction of nerve signals 0
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Origin of tetrodotoxin

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before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; < New Latin Tetrodo(n) genus name of the puffer fish (see tetr-, -odont) + toxin

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