Meaning Of The Word Tetrodotoxin
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Tetrodotoxin Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Tetrodotoxin?
tetrodotoxin in American English
an extremely poisonous neurotoxin, C11H17N3O8, found in the puffer fishes and a genus (Taricha) of newts, that blocks the conduction of nerve signals noun: a neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells tetrodotoxin in British English noun: a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha. Formula: C11 H17N3 O3 |
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