Saxitoxin Definition
săksĭ-tŏksĭn
noun
A powerful toxin that causes partial paralysis, sometimes found in shellfish that have fed on certain dinoflagellates (esp. genus Gonyaulax)
Webster's New World
Origin of Saxitoxin
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New Latin Saxi(domus gigantēus) butter clam (in which the toxin was first recognized) (from Latin saxum stone saxifrage) toxin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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