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neurotoxin

/noor-oh-tok-sin, nyoor-, noor-oh-tok-, nyoor-/US // ˈnʊər oʊˌtɒk sɪn, ˈnyʊər-, ˌnʊər oʊˈtɒk-, ˌnyʊər- //UK // (ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɒksɪn) //

神经毒素,神经毒剂,神经毒物,神经毒物剂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a neurotoxic substance, as rattlesnake venom or the poison of a black widow spider.

Examples

  • Alternatively, neurotoxins could once have been more common among rattlesnake species, only to be lost through evolution.

  • By then, people had been exposed not only to high amounts of lead, a neurotoxin that is especially damaging to children, but a series of bacterial outbreaks.

  • Some difficulty in breathing can occur, especially if large amounts of neurotoxin are present in the venom.