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- Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
- Englishcyano-
- Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
- Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
- Latintoxicum
- Englishtoxin
- English todaycyanotoxin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cyanotoxin
Today it means: Any of several types of toxins produced by the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Full definition →
English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)