Hypnotoxin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hypnotoxin is a noun meaning A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
Meaning
A hypothetical waste product of the brain proposed by Henri Piéron that causes fatigue and is cleansed by sleep.
More Meanings
- A venom found in the nematocysts of some cnidarians that acts as a central nervous system depressant leading to inactivity, numbness, paralysis, and coma.
Example Sentences
The problem was that nobody could isolate the exact chemical that caused the sleep, the mysterious hypnotoxin.
The capsule is full of a poisonous fluid, the hypnotoxin which contains proteins and about 75% as virulent as cobra venom.
According to Portier and Richet, hypnotoxin is believed to be a heat-sensitive, nondialyzable toxin with protein properties.
Yet, because of its apparent common sense, the hypnotoxin idea remained attractive until Dr. Kleitman's studies of the temperature cycle.
Word Forms
- hypnotoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypnotics, hypnotize, hypnotism, hypnotise, hypnotic, hypnotizing.
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