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SAXITOXIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saxitoxin mean? 

SAXITOXIN (noun)
  The noun SAXITOXIN has 1 sense:

1. a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humansplay

  Familiarity information: SAXITOXIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAXITOXIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("saxitoxin" is a kind of...):

neurolysin; neurotoxin (any toxin that affects neural tissues)


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