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Toxin vs Pectenotoxin - What's the difference?

toxin | pectenotoxin |

As nouns the difference between toxin and pectenotoxin

is that toxin is a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms while pectenotoxin is any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.

toxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms.

    • Related terms

    * toxic * poison

    pectenotoxin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a class of cyclic polyether toxins, produced by dinoflagellates, associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning