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- noun Plural form of
bufadienolide .
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Examples
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The fluid that oozes from these 'nuchal glands' contains chemicals called bufadienolides, that irritate airways and affect heart muscle.
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Snakes from Ishima, where toads are plentiful, had high levels of bufadienolides.
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Now, another species joins this guild of thieves - the the snakes eat poisonous toads (from which bufadienolides get their name), and defend themselves with the weapons of their prey
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