neurotoxin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *neurotoxin*:
NOUN	substance	neurotoxin, neurolysin	any toxin that affects neural tissues

English > *neurotoxin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Any toxin that affects neural tissues.
Synonym	neurolysin
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
Adjectives	neurotoxic	poisonous to nerves or nerve cells

HyperDic: neurotoxin