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saxitoxin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
sax-i-tox-in
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saxitoxins (plural)

Derived Forms

neosaxitoxin

Frequently Paired Words

anatoxin microcystin nodularin

Questions

What does saxitoxin mean?
A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
Where does saxitoxin come from?
From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.

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