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tetrodotoxin

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te·tro·do·tox·in  (t-trd-tksn)
n.
A potent neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, found in many puffers and certain newts.
[New Latin Tetrodn, puffer genus (Greek tetra-, tetra- + New Latin -odn, -odon) + toxin.]
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Noun1.tetrodotoxin - a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish
blowfish, puffer, pufferfish, sea squab - delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
neurolysin, neurotoxin - any toxin that affects neural tissues
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