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tetrodotoxin 河豚毒素 河豚毒素 tetrodotoxin n 1: a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish Puffer \Puff"er\, n.
1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon} of the family {Tetraodontidae}; -- called also {blower}, {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. They are highly poisonous due to the presence of glands containing a potent toxin, {tetrodotoxin}. Nevertheless they are eaten as a delicacy in Japan, being prepared by specially licensed chefs who remove the poison glands. (b) The common, or harbor, porpoise. [1913 Webster] 4. (Dyeing) A kier. [1913 Webster] Toxin \Tox"in\, Toxine \Tox"ine\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n. See {Toxic}. ] A poisonous product formed by an organism, such as a pathogenic bacterium, a plant or an animal, usually having a high molecular weight, often a protein or a polysaccharide, but occasionally a low-molecular weight agent such as {tetrodotoxin}. blowfish \blow"fish\ n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts, and in Japan they must be licensed. Note: In Japan it is called {fugu}. Deaths due to ingestion of the meat of this fish occur almost every year. Syn: sea squab, puffer, puffer fish. [WordNet 1.5 PJC] 2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family {Tetraodontidae} whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain {tetrodotoxin}, a potent nerve poison; they are closely related to spiny puffers. Syn: puffer, globefish. [WordNet 1.5 PJC]
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