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anatoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
ana-tox-in
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A powerful neurotoxin, one of many toxins produced by several species of cyanobacterium.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ana- + toxin.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

anatoxins (plural)

Derived Forms

homoanatoxin

Frequently Paired Words

anatoxinic cylindrospermopsin lyngbyatoxin microcystin nodularin saxitoxin

Synonyms

toxoid anatoxine very fast death factor VFDF

Questions

What does anatoxin mean?
A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed
Where does anatoxin come from?
From ana- + toxin.

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