Etymology

anatoxin

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Today it means: A bacterial toxin (usually an exotoxin) whose toxicity has been weakened or suppressed Full definition →

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anatoxin · noun1

From ana- + toxin.

anatoxin · noun2

From Anabaena flos-aquae (now Dolichospermum flos-aquae), the species from which the neurotoxin was first isolated.

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