conotoxin

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noun

A neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.

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Meanings

nounconotoxin (plural conotoxins)

plural conotoxins

  1. biochemistryA neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.

Origin

From cone + toxin.

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APA

conotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conotoxin

MLA

“conotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conotoxin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conotoxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conotoxin.

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