Crotoxin Definition

krōtŏksĭn
noun
A crystalline neurotoxin found in the venom of the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus subsp. terrificus.
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Origin of Crotoxin

  • New Latin Crotalus rattlesnake genus (from Latin crotalum kind of rattle or castanet) (from Greek krotalon clapper) (from krotein to strike, beat) toxin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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