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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

anatoxin

Etymology

From Microcystis, from which the toxin was first isolated, + -in.

Related phrases

algal bloom

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