scyllatoxin
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of Scylla + toxin; along with charybdotoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.
Noun edit
scyllatoxin (uncountable)
- (toxicology) An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.