neurotoxin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Undeterminedder.? Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξῐκός (toxĭkós) Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón)der. Latin toxicum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English toxin English neurotoxin From neuro- + toxin.
Meanings
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A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
There were stretches of days when the lakes were closed because of the algae. It sometimes secreted neurotoxins that could be fatal.
2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 31:Among those who think of fugu as merely a distant delicacy, knowledge rarely goes beyond the fish’s infamous trait: In the most delicious species, the innards are suffused with the neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX).
2020 December 4, Ligaya Mishan, “The Appealing and Potentially Lethal Delicacy That Is Fugu”, in The New York Times Style Magazine, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neurotoxins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
proneurotoxin · antineurotoxin
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Translations (17)
ca neurotoxina (type of toxin) · ro neurotoxină (type of toxin) · de Nervengift (type of toxin) · fi neurotoksiini (type of toxin) · ja 神経毒 (type of toxin) · fi hermomyrkky (type of toxin) · de Neurotoxin (type of toxin) · cmn 神經毒素 /神经毒素 (type of toxin) · pt neurotoxina (type of toxin) · pl neurotoksyna (type of toxin) · is taugaeitur (type of toxin) · cs neurotoxin (type of toxin) · ru нейротокси́н (type of toxin) · uk нейротоксин (type of toxin) · sv nervgift (type of toxin) · el νευροτοξίνη (type of toxin) · fr neurotoxine (type of toxin)