Charybdotoxin
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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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