Organic Chemical
marine toxin
ma·rine tox·in
Subclass of:
Toxin
Definitions related to marine toxins:
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Poison, usually protein, produced by or accumulating in marine organisms that is toxic to other living organisms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Toxic or poisonous substances elaborated by marine flora or fauna. They include also specific, characterized poisons or toxins for which there is no more specific heading, like those from poisonous FISHES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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