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English noun: saxitoxin

1. saxitoxin (substance) a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans


Broader (hypernym)neurolysin, neurotoxin









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