Lead is a potent neurotoxin.
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Neurotoxin
//ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn//
Synonyms for "neurotoxin" (2 found)
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17 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- neurotoxina noun (type of toxin)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 神經毒素 /神经毒素 noun (type of toxin)
Czech
1 entries- neurotoxin noun (type of toxin)
Finnish
2 entries- hermomyrkky noun (type of toxin)
- neurotoksiini noun (type of toxin)
French
1 entries- neurotoxine noun (type of toxin)
German
2 entries- Nervengift noun (type of toxin)
- Neurotoxin noun (type of toxin)
Greek
1 entries- νευροτοξίνη noun (type of toxin)
Icelandic
1 entries- taugaeitur noun (type of toxin)
Japanese
1 entries- 神経毒 noun (type of toxin)
Polish
1 entries- neurotoksyna noun (type of toxin)
Portuguese
1 entries- neurotoxina noun (type of toxin)
Romanian
1 entries- neurotoxină noun (type of toxin)
Russian
1 entries- нейротокси́н noun (type of toxin)
Swedish
1 entries- nervgift noun (type of toxin)
Ukrainian
1 entries- нейротоксин noun (type of toxin)
Sample sentences
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Pseudo-nitzschia produces a neurotoxin called domoic acid, which can build up in shellfish, other invertebrates, and fish. This can lead to illness and death in a variety of birds and mammals that consume them.
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He presses just the right part of the snail's foot to encourage it to secrete a neurotoxin directly onto a skein of cotton yarn.
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When he catches one, he presses just the right part of the snail's foot to encourage it to secrete a neurotoxin directly onto a skein of cotton yarn.
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