NEUROTOXIN

Meaning of NEUROTOXIN in English

[ ˌnjʊərəʊ'tɒksɪn ]

■ noun a poison which acts on the nervous system.

Derivatives

neurotoxic adjective

neurotoxicity noun

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NEUROTOXIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1902 a poisonous complex especially of protein that acts on the nervous system
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEUROTOXIN — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary neur- + toxin : a poisonous protein complex that is present in various snake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEUROTOXIN — /noor"oh tok'sin, nyoor"-, noor'oh tok"-, nyoor'-/ , n. a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEUROTOXIN — n. substance which damages nerve cells
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NEUROTOXIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1902 : a poisonous complex especially of protein that acts on the nervous system
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEUROTOXIN — [neu.ro.tox.in] n [ISV] (1902): a poisonous complex esp. of protein that acts on the nervous system
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NEUROTOXIN — / ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn; NAmE ˌnʊroʊˈtɑːksɪn/ noun ( technical ) a poison that affects the nervous system
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEUROTOXIN — A substance that is poisonous to nerve tissue.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NEUROTOXIN — Нейротоксин
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NEUROTOXIN — нейротоксин
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NEUROTOXIN — нейротоксин
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NEUROTOXIN — нейротоксин
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NEUROTOXIN — n. Pronunciation: - ' täk-s ə n Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1902 : a poisonous complex especially …
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TETRODOTOXIN — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetrodo- (from New Latin Tetrodon, genus of tropical marine fishes) + toxin Date: 1911 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAXITOXIN — noun Etymology: saxi- (from New Latin Saxidomus giganteus, species of butter clam from which it is isolated) + toxin Date: …
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DOMOIC ACID — noun Etymology: Japanese dōmoi, the alga Chondria armata Date: 1982 a neurotoxin C 15 H 21 NO 6 that is …
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BOTULINUM TOXIN — noun Date: 1928 a neurotoxin formed by botulinum that causes botulism and that is injected in a purified form for …
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BIOLOGICAL WEAPON — noun Date: 1947 a harmful biological agent (as a pathogenic microorganism or a neurotoxin) used as a weapon to cause …
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SCORPION — Any of some 1,300 nocturnal arachnid species (order Scorpionida, subphylum Chelicerata) having a slender body, a segmented tail tipped with …
Английский словарь Британика
GILA MONSTER — One of the only two species (both in the family Helodermatidae) of venomous lizards , named for the Gila River …
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MULLET — I. ˈmələ̇t noun or mol·et ˈmäl- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English molet, from Middle French molette mullet, rowel of …
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SAXITOXIN — ¦saksə̇ˌ noun Etymology: New Latin saxi- (from Saxidomus giganteus , species of butter clam from which it is isolated) + …
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MPTP — ˌem(ˌ)pē(ˌ)tēˈpē noun Etymology: 1- m ethyl-4- p henyl-1,2,3,6- t etrahydro p yridine (systematic name of the substance) : a neurotoxin …
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CIGUATOXIN — ¦sēgwə¦täksə̇n, ¦sig- noun Etymology: cigua tera + toxin : a potent heat-stable lipid neurotoxin that is produced by a marine …
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BUNGAROTOXIN — ¦bəngərō¦täksə̇n noun Etymology: bungar- (from New Latin Bungarus , genus name of the krait) + -o- + toxin — more …
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TICK PARALYSIS — noun : an ascending paralysis in man or lower animals caused by a neurotoxin secreted by some ticks (as Dermocentor …
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TETANUS TOXIN — noun or tetanal toxin : a crystalline unstable neurotoxin produced by the tetanus bacillus and held to be the cause …
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CROTOXIN — krōˈtäksə̇n noun Etymology: blend of New Latin Crotalus (genus name of Crotalus terrificus ) and English toxin : a crystalline …
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TETRODOTOXIN — /te troh'deuh tok"sin/ , n. Pharm. a neurotoxin, C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3 , occurring in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAXITOXIN — /sak'si tok"sin/ , n. a powerful neurotoxin, C 10 H 17 N 7 O 4 , produced by the dinoflagellate …
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RED TIDE — a brownish-red discoloration of marine waters caused by the presence of enormous numbers of certain microscopic flagellates, esp. the dinoflagellates, …
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NEUROTOXICITY — /noor'oh tok sis"i tee, nyoor'-/ , n. 1. the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue. 2. …
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