| NOUN | substance | neurolysin, neurotoxin | any toxin that affects neural tissues |
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| Meaning | Any toxin that affects neural tissues. | |
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| Synonym | neurotoxin | |
| Narrower | botulinum toxin | Any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum |
| domoic acid | A neurotoxin that is deadly for humans | |
| kokoi venom | A potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog | |
| saxitoxin | A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides | |
| tetrodotoxin | A powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish | |
| Broader | toxin | A poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species |
| Spanish | neurotoxina | |
| Catalan | neurotoxina | |
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