Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyootoxin

/ˌɪkθiˈəʊ.əˌtɒksɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ichthy-ootox-in
IPA: /ˌɪkθiˈəʊ.əˌtɒksɪn/

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.

Example Sentences

"Asano and Itoh (1962) have investigated the chemical nature of this ichthyootoxin and found it to be a lipoprotein which they designated as “dinogunellin.”"
"Ichthyosarcotoxin may also be found in the roe of fishes, but it is found in other Parts of the fish as well, whereas ichthyootoxin is limited to the roe."
"This type of poisoning involves a group of ichthyootoxins found in the roe and ovaries of carp, barbel, pike, sturgeons, gar, catfish, tench, bream, minnows, salmon, whitefish, trout, blenny, cabezon, and other freshwater and saltwater fish."

Etymology

From ichthy- + oo- + toxin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪkθiˈəʊ.əˌtɒksɪn/
British English: /ˌɪkθiˈoʊ.əˌtɑksɪn/

Inflected Forms

ichthyootoxins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ichthyosarcotoxin ichthyohemotoxin

Questions

How do you pronounce ichthyootoxin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪkθiˈəʊ.əˌtɒksɪn/.
What does ichthyootoxin mean?: Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.
Where does ichthyootoxin come from?: From ichthy- + oo- + toxin.

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