cylindrospermopsin

noun

A toxin produced by cyanobacteria

Scrabble 30

Meanings

nouncylindrospermopsin (countable and uncountable, plural cylindrospermopsins)

plural cylindrospermopsins

  1. countableuncountableA toxin produced by cyanobacteria

Origin

Fron Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (species from which the toxin was first isolated) + -in

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cylindrospermopsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cylindrospermopsin

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