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tetrodotoxin
[ te-troh-duh-tok-sin ]
/ tɛˌtroʊ dəˈtɒk sɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
a neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, 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.
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tetratomic, tetravalent, tetrazene, Tetrazzini, tetrode, tetrodotoxin, tetroxide, tetryl, tetrytol, tetter, tetterbush
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British Dictionary definitions for tetrodotoxin
tetrodotoxin
/ (ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn) /
noun
a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha . Formula: C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3
Word Origin for tetrodotoxin
C20: from New Latin Tetrodon (puffer fish genus name, from Greek tetra- fourfold + odont- tooth) + toxin
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