maitotoxin

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noun

A highly potent toxin produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate species.

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Meanings

nounmaitotoxin (countable and uncountable, plural maitotoxins)

plural maitotoxins

  1. countableuncountableA highly potent toxin produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate species.

    Synonyms: MTX

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA highly potent toxin produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate species.

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MTX

Origin

From maito + toxin; named from the ciguateric fish Ctenochaetus striatus, called maito in Tahiti, from which maitotoxin was first isolated (though it was later shown that maitotoxin is actually produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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