saxitoxin

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Etymology

From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.

Noun

saxitoxin (countable and uncountable, plural saxitoxins)

  1. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans

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