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excitotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ci-to-tox-in
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noun

Any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity.

Etymology

Etymology tree English excito- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English excitotoxin From excito- + toxin.

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excitotoxins (plural)

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What does excitotoxin mean?: Any neurotransmitter involved in excitotoxicity.
Where does excitotoxin come from?: Etymology tree English excito- Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum English -in English toxin English excitotoxin From excito- + toxin.

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