brevetoxin

English

Etymology

From dinoflagellate species Karenia brevis + toxin.

Noun

brevetoxin (plural brevetoxins)

  1. (organic chemistry, toxicology) Any of a class of complex polycyclic polyethers that cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Derived terms

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