Cicutoxin

/ˌsɪkjuːˈtɒksɪn/ noun

Definition

The main poisonous alkaloid compound found in water hemlock plants that causes severe neurological damage and death if ingested.

Etymology

From cicuta (hemlock) plus -toxin (from Greek toxikon, poison). The suffix -toxin was standardized in chemistry to name poisonous substances specifically.

Kelly Says

Cicutoxin is so unstable that it decomposes quickly when dried, which is why historical accounts of hemlock poisoning are hard to reproduce in labs—the toxin barely survives preservation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሲኩቶቶክሲን
si-koo-toh-toks-in
ARالعربية
سيكوتوكسين
si-koo-toh-kseen
BNবাংলা
সিকুটোটক্সিন
si-koo-toh-toks-in
CACatalà
cicutoxina
si-koo-toh-see-nah
CSČeština
cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-ksin
DADansk
cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-ksin
DEDeutsch
Cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-sksin
ELΕλληνικά
σικουτοξίνη
si-koo-toh-see-nee
ESEspañol
cicutoxina
si-koo-toh-see-nah
FAفارسی
سیکوتوکسین
si-koo-toh-ks-in
FISuomi
sikutoksiini
si-koo-toh-ksi-nee
FRFrançais
cicutoxine
si-koo-toh-seen
GUGU
સિકુટોટોક્સિન
si-koo-toh-toks-in
HAHA
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
HEעברית
ציקוטוקסי
tzi-koo-toh-ksee
HIहिन्दी
सिकुटोटॉक्सिन
si-koo-toh-toks-in
HUMagyar
cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-ksin
IDBahasa Indonesia
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
IGIG
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
ITItaliano
cicutossina
chi-koo-toh-see-nah
JA日本語
シクツトキシン
shikuttokishin
KKKK
сикутотоксин
si-koo-toh-toks-in
KMKM
ស wijk ទុកស៊ីន
si-koo-toh-toks-in
KO한국어
시쿠토톡신
sikutotokseun
MRMR
सिकुटोटॉक्सिन
si-koo-toh-toks-in
MSBahasa Melayu
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
MYမြန်မာ
စိကုတိုတိုက္ဆင်း
si-koo-toh-toh-khin
NLNederlands
cicutoxine
si-koo-toh-seen
NONorsk
cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-ksin
PAPA
ਸਿਕੁਟੋਟਾਕਸਿਨ
si-koo-toh-toks-in
PLPolski
cicutoksyna
si-koo-toh-ks-nah
PTPortuguês
cicutoxina
si-koo-toh-see-nah
RORomână
cicutoxină
si-koo-toh-ksi-nah
RUРусский
цикутотоксин
tsik-oo-toh-toks-in
SVSvenska
cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-ksin
SWKiswahili
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
TAதமிழ்
சிக்யூட்டொக்சின்
si-kyoo-toh-toks-in
TEతెలుగు
సికుటొటాక్సిన్
si-koo-toh-toks-in
THไทย
ไซคุโตท็อกซิน
sai-koo-toh-tok-sin
TLTL
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
TRTürkçe
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
UKУкраїнська
цикутотоксин
tsik-oo-toh-toks-in
URاردو
سیکوٹوکسن
si-koo-toh-ks-in
VITiếng Việt
cicutoxin
si-koo-toh-xin
YOYO
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin
ZH中文
西库毒素
xi-ku-du-su
ZUZU
sikutoksin
si-koo-toh-ksin

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