Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kreotoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kreotox-in
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.

Example Sentences

"Kreotoxism is poisoning by decayed or infected meats, the basic poison being kreotoxin, produced by the growth and development of the plant micro—organism kreotoxiccon."
"39 cases of facial spas and 11 cases of blepharospasm, on whom common therapy had no effect, were locally injected kreotoxin A."
"Methods including oral administration or intramuscular injection of analgesic drugs, local application of nitroglycerin ointment, and injection of kreotoxin have been commonly used to alleviate postoperative pain."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh, meat”) + toxin.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κρέας

Inflected Forms

kreotoxins (plural)

Questions

What does kreotoxin mean?: Any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.
Where does kreotoxin come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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