TETRODOTOXIN


Meaning of TETRODOTOXIN in English

|te.trədō+ noun

or tet·ra·odon·toxin |te.trəōˌdän+

Etymology: tetrodotoxin International Scientific Vocabulary tetrodo- (from New Latin Tetrodon )+ toxin; tetraodontoxin from New Latin Tetraodon + toxin

: a poisonous compound C 16 H 31 NO 16 (?) obtained from Japanese fugus

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