Dictionary
sax•i•tox•in
Pronunciation: (sak"si-tok'sin), [key]—
n.
a powerful neurotoxin, C
10H
17N
7O
4, produced by the dinoflagellate
Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide.
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