Tetrodotoxin

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  • noun. A potent neurotoxin, C11H17N3O8, found in many pufferfishes and certain other animals, including some salamanders and crabs.
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  • noun. A neurotoxin found in Tetraodontiformes such as pufferfish.
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  • noun. a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish
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    "The chemical is called tetrodotoxin or TTX from the Fugu pufferfish."
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