Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charybdotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: charyb-do-tox-in
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

Etymology

Blend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

Inflected Forms

charybdotoxins (plural)

Questions

What does charybdotoxin mean?: An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.
Where does charybdotoxin come from?: Blend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

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