HyperDic: tetrodotoxin

English > 1 sense of the word tetrodotoxin:
NOUNsubstancetetrodotoxina powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish
English > tetrodotoxin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish.
Broaderneurotoxin, neurolysinAny toxin that affects neural tissues
Substance ofblowfish, sea squab, puffer, pufferfishdelicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
Catalantetradotoxina

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