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brevetoxin

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Etymology

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From dinoflagellate species Karenia brevis + toxin.

Noun

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brevetoxin (plural brevetoxins)

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

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