charybdotoxin

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Etymology

Blend of Charybdis +‎ toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

Noun

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charybdotoxin (plural charybdotoxins)

  1. (toxicology) An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.