tetrodotoxin
noun
te·tro·do·tox·in
te-ˌtrō-də-ˈtäk-sən
: a neurotoxin C11H17N3O8 found especially in puffer fish that blocks nerve conduction by suppressing permeability of the nerve fiber to sodium ions
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