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- Englishzooxanthella
- Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
- Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
- Latintoxicum
- Englishtoxin
- English todayzooxanthellatoxin
From zooxanthella + toxin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zooxanthellatoxin
Today it means: Any of a class of large and highly complex vasoconstrictive polyhydroxy polyenes containing a 62-membered lactone ring, isolated from zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium. Full definition →
English toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)