myotoxin

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noun

Any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom

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Meanings

nounmyotoxin (plural myotoxins)

plural myotoxins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom

Origin

From myo- (“muscle”) + toxin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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