scyllatoxin

English

Etymology

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

Noun

scyllatoxin (uncountable)

  1. (toxicology) An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.
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