Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyohemotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ichthy-ohe-mo-tox-in
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any poisonous substance found in the blood of fishes.

Example Sentences

"The 1904 article by Gley on the toxic action of the serum of the torpedo Torpedo marmorata was noteworthy in that the author reported ichthyohemotoxins were not limited to eels, but were widely distributed in fishes."
"Poisonings with ichthyohemotoxins are very rare because eel blood is perorally toxic only in large quantities."
"These same eels also possess an ichthyohemotoxin that is resistant to drying but can be destroyed by heating to greater than 65°C (149°F)."

Etymology

From ichthyo- + hemo- + toxin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ichthyo

Inflected Forms

ichthyohemotoxins (plural) ichthyohaemotoxin (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ichthyosarcotoxin ichthyootoxin

Questions

What does ichthyohemotoxin mean?: Any poisonous substance found in the blood of fishes.
Where does ichthyohemotoxin come from?: From ichthyo- + hemo- + toxin.

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