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noun
A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red tides, that can accumulate in molluscs and cause subsequent food poisoning in humans
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: neurotoxin, neurolysin
History
From Saxidomus giganteus (butter clam), from which it was first isolated + toxin.
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