crotoxin

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noun

A cytotoxic polypeptide complex isolated from the venom of a pit viper Crotalus durissus

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Meanings

nouncrotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural crotoxins)

plural crotoxins

  1. countableuncountableA cytotoxic polypeptide complex isolated from the venom of a pit viper Crotalus durissus

Origin

Blend of translingual Crotalus + toxin.

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APA

crotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotoxin

MLA

“crotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotoxin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crotoxin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crotoxin.

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