Meanings
plural iberiotoxins
- biochemistryAn ion channel toxin obtained from the scorpion Buthus tamulus
Origin
Iberio of unknown origin, possibly from Iberia (“Spain”) or the plant genus Iberis, but neither are seemingly related; compound with toxin.
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