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neurotoxin vs saxitoxin

saxitoxin vs neurotoxin

neurotoxin and saxitoxin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neurotoxin Yes No No No
saxitoxin Yes No No No
As nouns, saxitoxin is a hyponym of neurotoxin; that is, saxitoxin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neurotoxin:
  • neurotoxin: any toxin that affects neural tissues
  • saxitoxin: a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
Other hyponyms of neurotoxin include botulinum toxin, domoic acid, kokoi venom, tetrodotoxin.
neurotoxin (noun) saxitoxin (noun)
any toxin that affects neural tissues a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans
Difference between neurotoxin and saxitoxin

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