charybdotoxin

noun

charybdotoxin

noun

Etymology Blend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

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Medicine, Sciences, Toxicology An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.

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