pectenotoxin

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noun

Any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

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Meanings

nounpectenotoxin (plural pectenotoxins)

plural pectenotoxins

  1. medicineAny of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

Origin

Clam genus Pecten + toxin

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APA

pectenotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectenotoxin

MLA

“pectenotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectenotoxin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pectenotoxin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pectenotoxin.

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