SAXITOXIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("saxitoxin" is a kind of...):

neurolysin; neurotoxin (any toxin that affects neural tissues)

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