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Nov 30, 2009
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sax•i•tox•in



Pronunciation: (sak"si-tok'sin), [key]
n.
a powerful neurotoxin, C10H17N7O4, produced by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax catenella, the causative agent of red tide.

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saxifrage familySaxo Grammaticus
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