Okadaic Acid Definition
ōkə-dāĭk
noun
A toxin, C44 H68 O13 , produced by dinoflagellates and found in certain edible mollusks that consume them. It can cause diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms in humans.
American Heritage Medicine
A toxin that accumulates in bivalves and causes diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
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Other Word Forms of Okadaic Acid
Noun
Singular:
okadaic acid
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okadaic acidsOrigin of Okadaic Acid
(Halichondria) okadai species name of the marine sponge from which it was first isolated (after Yaichiro K. Okada (1892–1976), Japanese zoologist) –ic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
After the marine sponge Halichondria okadai, from which it was first isolated.
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