Etymology

mydatoxin

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Today it means: A poisonous amido acid, C₆H₁₃NO₂, originally obtained from decaying horseflesh and similar in action to curare. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μυδάω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυδάω“be wet”
  2. English todaymydatoxin

From Ancient Greek μυδάω (mudáō, “be wet”) + toxin.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμυδάω all →

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