Ichthyootoxin
//ˌɪkθiˈoʊ.əˌtɑksɪn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any poisonous substance found in the roe or gonads of fish, but not in other parts of the fish.
"Asano and Itoh (1962) have investigated the chemical nature of this ichthyootoxin and found it to be a lipoprotein which they designated as “dinogunellin.”"
Example
More examples"Asano and Itoh (1962) have investigated the chemical nature of this ichthyootoxin and found it to be a lipoprotein which they designated as “dinogunellin.”"
Etymology
From ichthy- + oo- + toxin.
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