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neurotoxin

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/Part of speech nounSorted einnoortuxStarts with NEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any toxin that affects neural tissues

Word origin

From neuro- + toxin.

Used in a sentence

  • There were stretches of days when the lakes were closed because of the algae. It sometimes secreted neurotoxins that could be fatal.
  • Among those who think of fugu as merely a distant delicacy, knowledge rarely goes beyond the fish’s infamous trait: In the most delicious species, the innards are suffused with the neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX).

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