sarafotoxin

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noun

Any of a class of toxins derived from the venom of the snake Atractaspis engaddensis.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounsarafotoxin (plural sarafotoxins)

plural sarafotoxins

  1. medicineAny of a class of toxins derived from the venom of the snake Atractaspis engaddensis.

Origin

  1. Hebrewשָׂרָף“venomous snake”
  2. Englishsarafotoxin

From Hebrew שָׂרָף (saráf, “venomous snake”) + toxin.

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APA

sarafotoxin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarafotoxin

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“sarafotoxin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarafotoxin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarafotoxin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarafotoxin.

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