transcription, транскрипция: [ te-ˌtrō-də-ˈtäk-sən ]
noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tetrodo- (from New Latin Tetrodon, genus of tropical marine fishes) + toxin
Date: 1911
: a neurotoxin C 11 H 17 N 3 O 8 found especially in puffer fish that blocks nerve conduction by suppressing permeability of the nerve fiber to sodium ions