caritoxin

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noun

Either of two amino acid toxins produced by the sea anemone species, Actinia cari.

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Meanings

nouncaritoxin (plural caritoxins)

plural caritoxins

  1. biochemistryEither of two amino acid toxins produced by the sea anemone species, Actinia cari.

Origin

  1. Latincari
  2. Englishcaritoxin

From Latin cari + toxin.

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