Charybdotoxin

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

Etymology

Blend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

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