zooxanthellatoxin

noun

Any of a class of large and highly complex vasoconstrictive polyhydroxy polyenes containing a 62-membered lactone ring, isolated from zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium.

OriginEnglish toxin ← Latin toxicum ← Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón) →
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Meanings

nounzooxanthellatoxin (plural zooxanthellatoxins)

plural zooxanthellatoxins

  1. chemistryAny of a class of large and highly complex vasoconstrictive polyhydroxy polyenes containing a 62-membered lactone ring, isolated from zooxanthellae of the genus Symbiodinium.

Origin

  1. Englishzooxanthella
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Englishtoxin
  6. Englishzooxanthellatoxin

From zooxanthella + toxin.

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Chicago

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