Bufotoxin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bufotoxin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of toxic substances found in toads, other amphibians, and some plants and mushrooms.
Example Sentences
The substance bufotoxin is the chief extract of the toad's venom.
Word Forms
- bufotoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bufotenine, bufogenin, batrachotoxin, bufotalin, bufotenin, histrionicotoxin.
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