tetrodotoxin
English
editEtymology
editFrom German Tetrodotoxin, corresponding to Tetrodon (tetr- + -ode) + toxin.
Noun
edittetrodotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural tetrodotoxins)
- (neurotoxicology) A neurotoxin, originally discovered in Tetraodontiformes, and found in pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, etc.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 118:
- Both creatures belong to a large pan-tropical order of fish, many of which have tetrodotoxin in their skin, liver, ovaries, and intestines.
- 2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, The Guardian[1]:
- The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known.
Synonyms
edit- TTX (abbreviation)
Derived terms
edit- TTX (abbreviation)
Translations
editneurotoxin
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