yessotoxin

English

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Noun

yessotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural yessotoxins)

1. (organic chemistry) A toxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, that can accumulate in mollusks and subsequently cause food poisoning in humans.

Related terms

• Yesso scallop

Anagrams

• oxytonesis