dendrotoxin

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UK/ˈdɛndɹəʊtɒksɪn/

noun

Any of a class of neurotoxins produced by mamba snakes

OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

noundendrotoxin (plural dendrotoxins)

plural dendrotoxins

  1. Any of a class of neurotoxins produced by mamba snakes

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóruredup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*der-drew-om?
  3. Ancient Greekδένδρον (déndron)
  4. Englishdendr-
  5. Englishdendro-
  6. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  8. Latintoxicum
  9. Englishtoxin
  10. Englishdendrotoxin

From dendro- + toxin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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