neurolysin
English Thesaurus
1. any toxin that affects neural tissues (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | toxin, |
| definition | : | a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | botulinum toxin, |
| definition | : | any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | domoic acid, |
| definition | : | a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | saxitoxin, |
| definition | : | a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | kokoi venom, |
| definition | : | a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tetrodotoxin, |
| definition | : | a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | neurotoxic, |
| definition | : | poisonous to nerves or nerve cells (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | neurotoxic, |
| definition | : | poisonous to nerves or nerve cells (adj.pert) |
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