First Known Use: 1962
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saxitoxin
noun sax·i·tox·in \ˌsak-sə-ˈtäk-sən\
Definition of SAXITOXIN
: a potent nonprotein neurotoxin C10H17N7O4·2HCl that originates especially in dinoflagellates (genera Alexandrium, Gymnodinium, and Pyrodinium) found in red tides and that sometimes occurs in and renders toxic normally edible mollusks which feed on them
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Origin of SAXITOXIN
saxi- (from New Latin Saxidomus giganteus, species of butter clam from which it is isolated) + toxin
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saxitoxin
noun saxi·tox·in \ˌsak-sə-ˈtäk-sən\
Medical Definition of SAXITOXIN
: a potent nonprotein neurotoxin C10H17N7O4·2HCl that originates in dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyaulax found in red tides and that sometimes occurs in and renders toxic normally edible mollusks which feed on them
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