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