Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A toxin that damages or destroys nerve tissue.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A eytotoxin which results on immunization with nerve-tissue.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. any toxin that affects neural tissues
Etymologies
Examples
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Mercury (thimerosal) is another toxic heavy metal, a known developmental neurotoxin, that is used in some mascaras and eye drops.
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While 3 out of the 6 birds tested were positive for domoic acid, we cannot conclude that the neurotoxin is the primary cause of the widespread illness.
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But the Southern Pacific also produces a neurotoxin, which is more serious because it quickly affects breathing and muscle control.
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But if I dumped some kind of neurotoxin all over myself, I wouldn't give a s*!
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The kind of neurotoxin that motivated Timothy McVeigh is now served up in quantity on national television.
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If pornography is like a "neurotoxin" that "damages the brain" as some U.S.
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And that pornography is not a "neurotoxin" that damages the brain as some anti-pornography "crusaders" claim: "As for the persistent perception that pornography breeds crime against women: aggressive men don't need porn as an incentive to be violent."
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Beyond being used for recreation, however, the drug is also recognized as a serotonergic neurotoxin, meaning it has adverse effects on the class of neurons that use the neurotransmitter serotonin.
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While the EPA has been working on a gradual phase-out, Wal-Mart simply decided to ban the chemical, a neurotoxin that the EPA says is "persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic to both humans and the environment."
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The deal gives Allergan access to another treatment for migraine headaches to complement the injectable neurotoxin Botox, but for a different, potentially market-expanding patient population.
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