charybdotoxin
English
editEtymology
editBlend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.
Noun
editcharybdotoxin (plural charybdotoxins)
- (toxicology) An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.